How to Use bumpy in a Sentence

bumpy

adjective

• The road is very bumpy.
• The flight was very bumpy.
• The road was rough so we had a bumpy ride.
• The head coach has had a bumpy ride through the 2022 season.
  — Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
• The Dow has been on a bit of a bumpy ride in the last two months.
  — Q.ai - Make Genius Money Moves, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
• Stocks are off to a bumpy start in the early days of 2024.
  — Hardika Singh, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2024
• Either way, the new episode is sure to lead us on quite the bumpy ride.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 11 Nov. 2022
• Still, the jobs report signals a bumpy path ahead for the Fed.
  — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
• Zip-up hoodies have been on a bumpy ride in the past few decades.
  — Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2023
• Chinese stocks have had a bumpy ride over the last few weeks.
  — Weilun Soon, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2022
• But there are also signs that the road back to the Fed’s 2% goal could be long and bumpy.
  — Craig Torres, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2022
• She's had a bumpy health scare last year but all clear now.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
• William and Kate had a bumpy start to their royal tour.
  — Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Mar. 2022
• My peer was a guy whose fear dated back to a bumpy flight.
  — Chantel Tattoli, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Dec. 2023
• But the path to get to commercial flights has been bumpy.
  — Sabine Martin, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2024
• There will be times when the road seems bumpy, but never give up.
  — Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 7 Mar. 2023
• The world’s fourth-largest economy has got off to a bumpy start this year.
  — Hanna Ziady, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
• The road got bumpy at the turn of the century, as Marc and Manuel Puig were readying to take the helm.
  — Clara Hernanz Lizarraga, Fortune Europe, 25 Apr. 2024
• Three men sat in the back seat, and Diana lay on top of them for hours on bumpy roads.
  — New York Times, 30 Mar. 2022
• Plus the best way to ensure your safety on those bumpy rides.
  — Melissa Locker, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2023
• Years of hard service on bumpy roads can warp their screws and bolts.
  — Aarian Marshall, Wired, 2 Nov. 2021
• Shares in Meta have had a bumpy ride over the past few days but remain up 63% year-to-date.
  — Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
• And for those starting out, the FIRE journey can be bumpy.
  — Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2022
• Use clippers or scissors to cut the tomato off the plant above the bumpy part of the stem to avoid ripping the skin.
  — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
• But it's worked out okay with Negan, even if it's been a bumpy road.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2022
• The past year has been a bumpy one for Bay Area gyms and fitness studios.
  — Ryan Kost, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Dec. 2021
• Some of it, Adams said, is because of the bumpy paths so many took to Lubbock, Texas.
  — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2022
• That my kids may have some bumpy roads ahead, my husband.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2023
• My kids were thrilled to be bounced around on this extra bumpy adventure.
  — Cynthia J. Drake, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
• The two hit a bit of a bumpy patch in the pods when Taylor was fearful that her ethnicity would be a problem for Garrett, who admitted to only having dated white women previously.
  — Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Dec 2024