bump off

Example Sentences

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The No. 9 or No. 10 seed in either conference would have to win two consecutive games to bump off No. 7 or No. 8 for a playoff spot.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2020

His mother came to him and said, “I’m going to take the bump off now, J.C.”

From Time • Feb. 19, 2016

In the process, he’ll likely bump off one of several multi-term governors lagging in the polls, among them former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, current Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.

From MSNBC • Jul. 9, 2015

It was a bump off the track that Johnson was most concerned about - his wife's baby bump.

From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2010

I haven’t yet had to bump off Mobutu’s elephant.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver