bumpiness
Example Sentences
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I heard his effort before I let myself name it: the repetition, the struggle, the bumpiness my father calls “disfluency.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
While that could bring with it some immediate bumpiness, the strategist’s recommendation is to view any volatility “through a technical lens” and to use stock dips as buying opportunities.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
The bumpiness starts with Ohtani, arguably the greatest player in baseball history and the first two-way threat since Babe Ruth pitched and played outfield more than a century ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
In hopes of lessening the bumpiness of a recorded video, agents use a stabilizer stick to record the layout of the unit.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2020
The dangerous possibilities, the fumes from the bad muffler, the bumpiness of the road—I felt a queasiness in my stomach.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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