hump

Example Sentences

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A minifridge locks into the hump between the rear two seats, and you can adjust temperature from, yes, any of the many screens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

I don’t know how you get over that hump.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2025

“If the labor market is weakening, households are more dependent on the entirety of their refund to get them over the hump and allow them to continue their spending patterns,” Martin said.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 2025

The memory of a blown 27-point lead in the 2022 wild-card game likely won’t fully fade until the team gets over the postseason hump under Harbaugh and quarterback Justin Herbert.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

He had small yellow eyes and a hump in his neck.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko