hump

Example Sentences

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Darnold got over the hump by passing for three touchdowns in a 31-27 victory over the Rams in the NFC championship game at Lumen Field in Seattle.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

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

And the humps moved and swelled till they burst, and the crumbled earth poured out of them, and from each hump there came out an animal.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis