lumps

Example Sentences

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When returns suddenly turn negative, the pods are forced to take their lumps quickly and reduce risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The candies themselves looked like tiny, dusty potatoes: irregular little lumps of sweet cream with bits of coconut rolled in cinnamon, dusty and warm-smelling, tucked into a plastic tray.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

The discovery, combined with her fibrocystic breasts—a common, noncancerous condition that can cause lumps and cysts—meant that she needed a more comprehensive diagnostic exam to investigate the symptoms.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

It is covered with hexagonal lumps, containing technology that monitors how his brain is working.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

Mr. Washington picked up Rob’s basketball and held it in his hands, staring at its roundness, feeling the ridges and lumps on it, softly repeating Rob’s name.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper