Example Sentences

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Cranky workers have bunched up at new checkpoints set up along the perimeter of the National Mall, worried they will be late for jobs.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2021

And the more cells you have bunched together, the bigger the fire.

From BBC • May 17, 2017

Elway figures Davis can help clear out the middle of the field where opponents have bunched their defenders, throttling Denver’s ground game and crowding Manning’s passing lanes.

From Washington Times • Nov. 3, 2015

Elway figures Davis can help clear out the middle of the field where opponents have bunched their defenders, throttling Denver's ground game and crowding Manning's passing lanes.

From US News • Nov. 3, 2015

That isn't the shape of the road—I have bunched it up like that to save room.

From What Is Man? and Other Essays by Twain, Mark