have been bumping
- present perfect progressive of bump.
Example Sentences
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Cable outlets have been bumping the release dates of in-the-can shows, lest they wither without promotion by their stars, an activity prohibited by the actors’ guild during the strike.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
Multinational packaged food companies have been bumping up their product prices throughout the past year to shield their profit margins from spiraling supply chain, labor, raw materials and freight costs.
From Reuters ● Mar. 23, 2023
As theaters try to create better standard practices, Ellis said she and her friends have been bumping up against attempts that wind up trying to fit the same amount of work into less time.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
For the Chiefs, who have been bumping up against the salary cap, they would gain some cost certainty going forward.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 21, 2020
It might have been bumping against Gregory's heart, so agonizing was the suspense as he lay breathless and cramped between the coffinlike width of house and rail.
From Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas by Osbourne, Lloyd
