How to Use bump up in a Sentence

bump up

phrasal verb
Definition of bump upnext
  • Carpenter bumped up the price target on Roku to $92 per share from $90.
    — Lisa Kailai Han,fred Imbert, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
  • After our most recent contract campaign, the home care workers with the most longevity in our program will see our hourly rate bumped up to $24.75/hour over the life of the contract.
    — Judy Hunter, Essence, 25 Oct. 2024
  • So, please sit back, bump up the volume, and buckle up for a wild ride of epic tunes.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The footrests attach to the frame right along where the chain runs, and their bolts frequently bumped up against it.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Trevon Diggs bumped up from No. 10 to No. 8 this season.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 12 July 2023
  • But after three months, the blend would be bumped up to 10% hydrogen.
    — Brooke Staggs, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Compared to those who don’t drink, just one drink a day can bump up your breast cancer risk by 5% to 9%.
    — Monica Swahn, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
  • The British capital bumped up to the eighth spot after coming in 17th last year.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 June 2024
  • Do those startups get bumped up in the waiting line for your hardware?
    — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Sunday’s show bumped up against night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Amazon, last August, bumped up the price of Amazon Music by a buck to $9.99 per month.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 3 June 2024
  • And Disney is bumping up the cost of Disney Plus and Hulu’s ad-free tiers next week.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2023
  • She was bumped up to co-anchor for the full morning newscast three months later.
    — Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
  • The phones also get a big camera boost, with the main rear camera getting bumped up to 48 megapixels.
    — Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Martinez going 0 for 4 after being bumped up to the No. 3 spot.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • India accepted a move down to fifth in the lineup, and De La Cruz embraced a bump up to the leadoff spot.
    — The Enquirer, 31 July 2023
  • The proposals are viewed as an attempt to try to bump up Democratic turnout.
    — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2024
  • Sure, highlights and balayage can bump up your base, but getting right down to the root is another thing.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 22 June 2023
  • Unemployment in the sector bumped up in February to 3.5%, but dropped in March to 3%.
    — Eoin Higgins, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The rate among Black American homeownership sits at 44%, and has only bumped up by 0.4% in the last decade.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Last July, the four major teaching unions in the U.K. voted in favor of a 6.5% pay rise, which bumped up salaries for starters and veterans in the field.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 5 June 2024
  • The musicians bumped up the tempo a few beats per minute, but mostly followed Laird’s demo as a guide.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Rob Rausch has been bumped up to a main cast member after appearing as a Casa Amor boy in Season 5.
    — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 4 June 2024
  • Thursday’s high is expected to be 74, with more fog in the morning, and Friday will bump up to 78, the weather experts say.
    — The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Along with housing costs, mortgage rates also bumped up.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Adding a football team does bump up male enrollment for the first year, but the effect fades after about three years, research has found.
    — Susan Dominus, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • For those thinking about selling their home, upgrades might also bump up the value.
    — Jeastman, oregonlive, 25 July 2023
  • That doesn’t mean bumping up protein is a metabolic panacea.
    — Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 14 June 2023
  • Costco is bumping up the price of its membership fees for the first time in seven years, according to a CNN report.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 July 2024
  • Then, Heckert suggests, bump up your saving rate by 1% every six months.
    — Tanza Loudenback, wsj.com, 11 Jan. 2024

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