bumpy ride

Example Sentences

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Anyone planning to work for another decade or longer could be in for a bumpy ride to retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Waldorf was strapped into a five-point harness in the back of an ambulance and began the bumpy ride along rural roads.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Shares have been on a bumpy ride this year.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

It’s been a bumpy ride lately for air travelers.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

It was probably because of all the rushing around, and on top of that the bumpy ride, the smell of gasoline, and the glare of the sky and the road, that I dozed off.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus