How to Use lump in a Sentence

lump

1 of 3 noun
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  • He got a lump on his head after bumping into the doorway.
  • While the ride is sports-car firm, lumps and bumps are soaked up with ease.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Bet $50 or less, and your risk-free bet will come in one lump sum.
    — Catena Media, oregonlive, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Nana had replaced the presents with two small lumps of coal.
    — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Blend until velvety and smooth and all the lumps are gone.
    — Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2024
  • So if there’s any lumps of brown sugar, now’s the time to work it out.
    — New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
  • In the new study, the researchers tested whether these lumps could be from Theia.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The lump on the side of Glenn Moog's neck kept getting bigger and bigger.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
  • Stop the dryer a few times throughout the cycle to fluff them and break up lumps by hand.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 27 July 2023
  • From there, add the milk all at once and quickly stir to help remove any lumps.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The Red Hot Chili Peppers got a lump of coal in their stocking this week.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2023
  • There was a lump of coal waiting for me at the hotel in Montana.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Most people know that a lump in their breast could be a sign of breast cancer.
    — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Gone are the days when coffee simply came with a lump of sugar and cream.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Thoroughly whisk until there are no lumps, and the gravy is smooth and silky.
    — Rachel Gurjar, Bon Appétit, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Mother Nature put a lump of coal in the Ravens’ stocking.
    — Ryan McFadden, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2022
  • In late 2022, Navratilova noticed a sore lump on her neck.
    — Kayla Blanton, SELF, 21 July 2023
  • If the amount is on the smaller side, a lump sum may simply be easier.
    — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2023
  • In the past, the lump sum was a good option, so winners could invest for further growth.
    — Anisha Kohli, Time, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Tens of thousands crying or noticing the lump in their throats.
    — Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
  • This claim botches the math by confusing the lump sum and long-term payouts.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The cash option is a one-time, lump-sum payment that is equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.
    — Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 6 Jan. 2023
  • An ultrasound of her hand showed that the lump appeared to be a cyst filled with fluid.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
  • The lump may resemble a pimple or insect bite and may be about the size of a dime and grow quickly.
    — Zach Mentz, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Most lottery winners opt for the one-time, lump-sum cash payment.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
  • One of the Russians, Anton, has a worrisome lump on his neck.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Hailstones can have a variety of shapes and include lumps and bumps that may even take the shape of small spikes.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The front suspension and larger 8-inch wheels help absorb all the lumps and bumps the scooter flies over.
    — Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Sifting will help remove any lumps from the flour and aerate the mixture, which will help make your cake light and fluffy.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Symptoms include a rounded face, a fatty lump between the shoulders, and pink or purple stretch marks on the skin.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2024
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lump

2 of 3 verb
  • The Athletic lumped them all in near the end of the first round: Green at No.
    — Bruce Pascoe, azcentral, 23 Mar. 2020
  • And to try to lump all of them in together is to misread this movement.
    — Salena Zito, Washington Examiner, 21 Jan. 2021
  • All have their virtues and strengths, but they should not all be lumped together.
    — John Mariani, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • Or that even though Orange Beach is listed, it’s sort of lumped in with Gulf Shores.
    — Lawrence Specker | [email protected], al, 17 May 2023
  • However, don’t be quick to lump empathy in with the rest.
    — Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2023
  • If Ford feels miffed by them lumping the company in with the others, tough.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, The Courier-Journal, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The first appointment with the fertility clinic was $300, but the cost was lumped into the loan.
    — refinery29.com, 23 Apr. 2020
  • Yet too many media reporters still lump Fox in with major news brands.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN, 13 July 2021
  • The sportsbooks seem to think not, lumping the Ravens with a mass of second-tier AFC contenders at an over/under of 9.5 wins.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023
  • It was lumped in with a number of other cases that the nation’s highest court declined to weigh in on.
    — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The chunks of protein were similar to lump crab meat with a variety of sizes pressed together to form the cake.
    — Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2021
  • But still, some people lump the stimulus in with the PPP, and champion Trump as the piggy bank.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Gruyère cheese, dry sherry, and lump crabmeat bring the magic to a cream sauce that's perfectly smooth with a little dash of heat.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Put your choice of slow-burning briquettes or lump charcoal in its hopper.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2023
  • One of these symptoms is unusual masses or lumps on your child's breast, says Dr. Brooks.
    — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The boom in ETFs—funds that lump in whole categories of risk-assets—in recent years has been a huge lift to the equities markets.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2022
  • So like the problem of people not having bank accounts gets lumped into the problem of not having cash.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 13 Oct. 2020
  • The reason is that the authors of the studies often lump all the groups together and then take totals over a long period of time.
    — Mark Cancian, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
  • And there's a tendency to lump all of the developments around election fraud into one big ball of bad.
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 5 Aug. 2021
  • The Silver Spirit may not be quite the fastest machine available, but to lump it in with all the others in the soft-bellied lounge-car class would be a big mistake.
    — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 23 Sep. 2020
  • However, many passengers seem to lump the app, my car, and me into one mega-app.
    — Peter Jakubowicz, Wired, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Atticks said the bill would lump hemp in with medical cannabis, which is used to treat conditions ranging from seizures to chronic pain.
    — Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, baltimoresun.com, 29 Sep. 2020
  • And keep in mind that as interest rates rise, lump sum pension values decrease.
    — Amy Wagner and Steve Sprovach, The Enquirer, 5 May 2022
  • Mix filling: In a medium mixing bowl, combine the sugar, cornstarch, and salt with a whisk (this will help the cornstarch from lumping).
    — Rob Connoley, Southern Living, 1 July 2023
  • Varo tends to be lumped with her Surrealist friends and fellow expats.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Supporters of Black Lives Million said Trump is trying to lump an entire group of people with the few who grew violent at some of the protests.
    — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 1 July 2020
  • In most states, a felony-murder conviction gets lumped in with other types of murder, clouding the data.
    — Sarah Stillman, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
  • There’d be a couple of pounds of crab meat, not necessarily lump meat, resting in a brown paper bag.
    — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 3 June 2023
  • Pickled okra pods, lump blue crabmeat, and flounder fillets get the ceviche treatment in a dish meant for Gulf Coast summers.
    — Mary Tomlinson, Southern Living, 10 July 2020
  • The prehistoric fish are estimated to have lived more than 325 million years ago—predating the Pangea supercontinent, when all the major continents of today were lumped together into one giant landmass.
    — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
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lump

3 of 3 adjective
  • The crusty cake has no filler, just luscious lump crab meat and a mustard tang in the seasoning.
    — Courtney Dabney, star-telegram, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Jumbo lump crab takes well to being simmered in coconut milk, bright with turmeric and racy with red chile.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 June 2019
  • Crab mac includes lump crab meat, tomatoes, baby spinach, and cheese sauce, garnished with snow crab claws.
    — Caroline Szachnowski, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
  • Edgemoor is expected to complete enough of the terminal design (about 30 percent) to present a lump sum cost.
    — Bill Turque, kansascity, 6 Feb. 2018
  • So most of Nate’s gifts will go to a school or orphanage as lump donations, not by handing out bow ties like candy and risk getting mobbed.
    — Fred Swegles, Orange County Register, 9 Mar. 2017
  • The striking workers want higher hourly wages, lump sum payments and a better profit sharing plan.
    — Charles Riley, CNN, 17 Sep. 2019
  • And the preparation is certainly a hard one to beat: Generously portioned, lump crab meat is flavored with fresh chives and cilantro along with a bit of Old Bay seasoning, the cakes dredged in panko bread crumbs and pan-fried.
    — Noelle Carter, latimes.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Wages and lump-sum payments also are areas of disagreement, with the union seeking hourly pay raises and the company wanting annual lump sum payments.
    — Tom Krisher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Consider these options as well: rye, roast beef and horseradish; dinner rolls, lump crabmeat and whole-grain mustard; ciabatta, olive oil, jamon and Manchego.
    — Rebecca White, Dallas News, 16 July 2019
  • Menu offerings include lump crab Benedict, lobster frittata and $5 sparkling wine.
    — Jennifer McClellan, azcentral, 1 May 2018
  • Pieces of lump hardwood charcoal are irregularly shaped, with a more natural appearance than briquettes.
    — Adam Ried, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2018
  • Where benefits can reasonably be adjusted appears to be in the area of future promises by limiting cost of living increases and lump sum distributions instead of monthly payouts.
    — Steve Butler, The Mercury News, 8 June 2017
  • The crusty cake has no filler, just luscious lump crab meat and a mustard tang in the seasoning.
    — Courtney Dabney, star-telegram, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Jumbo lump crab takes well to being simmered in coconut milk, bright with turmeric and racy with red chile.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 June 2019
  • Crab mac includes lump crab meat, tomatoes, baby spinach, and cheese sauce, garnished with snow crab claws.
    — Caroline Szachnowski, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
  • Edgemoor is expected to complete enough of the terminal design (about 30 percent) to present a lump sum cost.
    — Bill Turque, kansascity, 6 Feb. 2018
  • So most of Nate’s gifts will go to a school or orphanage as lump donations, not by handing out bow ties like candy and risk getting mobbed.
    — Fred Swegles, Orange County Register, 9 Mar. 2017
  • The striking workers want higher hourly wages, lump sum payments and a better profit sharing plan.
    — Charles Riley, CNN, 17 Sep. 2019
  • And the preparation is certainly a hard one to beat: Generously portioned, lump crab meat is flavored with fresh chives and cilantro along with a bit of Old Bay seasoning, the cakes dredged in panko bread crumbs and pan-fried.
    — Noelle Carter, latimes.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Wages and lump-sum payments also are areas of disagreement, with the union seeking hourly pay raises and the company wanting annual lump sum payments.
    — Tom Krisher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Consider these options as well: rye, roast beef and horseradish; dinner rolls, lump crabmeat and whole-grain mustard; ciabatta, olive oil, jamon and Manchego.
    — Rebecca White, Dallas News, 16 July 2019
  • Menu offerings include lump crab Benedict, lobster frittata and $5 sparkling wine.
    — Jennifer McClellan, azcentral, 1 May 2018
  • Pieces of lump hardwood charcoal are irregularly shaped, with a more natural appearance than briquettes.
    — Adam Ried, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2018
  • Where benefits can reasonably be adjusted appears to be in the area of future promises by limiting cost of living increases and lump sum distributions instead of monthly payouts.
    — Steve Butler, The Mercury News, 8 June 2017
  • The crusty cake has no filler, just luscious lump crab meat and a mustard tang in the seasoning.
    — Courtney Dabney, star-telegram, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Jumbo lump crab takes well to being simmered in coconut milk, bright with turmeric and racy with red chile.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 June 2019
  • Crab mac includes lump crab meat, tomatoes, baby spinach, and cheese sauce, garnished with snow crab claws.
    — Caroline Szachnowski, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
  • Edgemoor is expected to complete enough of the terminal design (about 30 percent) to present a lump sum cost.
    — Bill Turque, kansascity, 6 Feb. 2018
  • So most of Nate’s gifts will go to a school or orphanage as lump donations, not by handing out bow ties like candy and risk getting mobbed.
    — Fred Swegles, Orange County Register, 9 Mar. 2017
  • The striking workers want higher hourly wages, lump sum payments and a better profit sharing plan.
    — Charles Riley, CNN, 17 Sep. 2019

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