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

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

This can strip away the effects of shorter-term moves in asset values, as well as the lumpy process of selling down past investments to harvest gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Aircraft orders are lumpy from month to month and the planes take a few years to build.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

Thick horns curved like an elaborate headdress around their lumpy faces and rows of short spikes ran across their sand-colored bodies.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older