speed bump

Example Sentences

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Back on Tasman Drive, tourists excitedly posed for pictures next to a speed bump sign as a grumbling resident glared at them.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

These companies have hit a serious speed bump, however, amid concern the spending may not materialize as expected—or that it might not lead to a gusher of profits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

How dare the guy become a speed bump?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

The stock market has hit a speed bump, not a yawning vortex of doom, as investors question the valuations of top tech and artificial intelligence stocks.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

He was driving so slowly over a speed bump that she feared the car would stall.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie