clump

Example Sentences

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Make sure to stir the rice and milk so that the rice doesn’t clump up.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

The cells that form the oral region are spread farther afield, making it plausible that at some point, a clump of tooth-forming cells might have migrated onto the head and stuck.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

The team spotted Poncho under a clump of brush and found Crosby asleep on the ground nearby.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025

When enough of these pebbles clump together, they can collapse under their own weight to form asteroid-sized rocks, which hoover up the material around them until they’ve grown into full-sized planets.

From Space Scoop • Jul. 16, 2025

A wind swayed through a luminous clump of birches on the opposite bank, and I shivered.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt