hiccups

Example Sentences

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In recent years his industry has encountered serious hiccups - affecting both of the world's most important coffee beans.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Certain clichés and hiccups aside, however, “Apex” is spectacular.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Everything works well as long as there are no hiccups.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

AI adoption has, at times, also shown signs of running up against roadblocks, as OpenAI reportedly rethinks the way it works with retailers following hiccups in bot-assisted checkout features.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

It’s the kind of laughter that forces its way out like a bad case of hiccups.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman