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

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

Packaged food makers have been bumping up prices of their products to contend with surging costs of everything from shipping and labor to raw materials such as wheat, meat and edible oils.

From Reuters • Feb. 16, 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

And in his own mind he may have been bumping off a lot of Yanks lying in wait for the word to charge at his front—wherever in blazes his front was!

From Winning a Cause World War Stories by Bigwood, Inez