Example Sentences

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Growing up in Brooklyn after the team left for Los Angeles in 1958, I’d heard stories about the hapless Bums.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2022

Her second book, “Powder Days: Ski Bums, Ski Towns and the Future of Chasing Snow,” was born from this revelation.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2021

Dear Amy: "Tennis Bums" had a valid question regarding a soccer player at their public park who kept kicking a soccer ball against the fence surrounding the tennis court.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2021

Both men addressed the fallout from the Collier’s essay in Peter Golenbock’s oral history book Bums.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2020

“What do you know, de Bums are sure doing the job!”

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord