lumps

Example Sentences

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When Willy comes back from a quickly aborted road trip, he drives his car into an abandoned commercial garage, with pillars shedding tiles, gray lumps of detritus piled up, grimy windows letting in dim light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 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

The suspected cardiac arrhythmia was likely due to a diagnosed condition known as “systemic sarcoidosis,” which can cause lumps in the lungs and other organs, the report found.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

"The worst cases cause mutation. Some might grow boils or develop black lumps, but others suffer from warped bones and muscles—even their skulls change shape, and new limbs grow where they shouldn't."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda