bump into
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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They also tend to be out of town, where there are fewer bureaucratic hurdles and where customers are less likely to bump into their neighbors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
“I wanted to get far away enough that I wouldn’t bump into anyone I knew and I would just sit and cry.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Barely a day goes by where she doesn’t bump into former co-workers from the hospital — at the grocery store or the coffee shop or school pick-up.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
"You can come on the train at Leeds where you bump into people every second, and you get off the train here and there's nobody. There's just scenery."
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
It’s more that things leap out of nowhere and bump into me.
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
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