bump into

Example Sentences

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Duren approached Diabaté and the two men appeared to bump into each other.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

“What are you going to do if you bump into an ICE agent who is not having a good day and decides to profile you?” her parents ask her.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

"Instead, they bump into the walls of the pores."

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2025

On Friday, people crowded around a plexiglass pen to watch the dogs stroll around and try not to bump into each other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Someone knocks into me, and I bump into a kid whose microbiome is 90 percent body spray.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty