lumpy

Example Sentences

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There are a few lumpy patches, moments when the revision over-explains itself or belabors a point.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The high end of the art market can be lumpy, and sometimes weak sales are a symptom of a supply drought.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

“This business can be lumpy and swing depending on customer grid hook-up timing, but that does not fully explain this drop-off,” William Blair’s Jed Dorsheimer told clients in a recent note.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Under the shade of a nearby tree in Kakwanyang village, three women sit together pounding wild brown fruits with a hard, rough and lumpy exterior.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Soggy wads of toilet paper and crumpled hand towels are drifting across the floor like lumpy jellyfish.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein