Bumpy is an English word with synonyms like rough or rocky. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Bumpy in a sentence
Bumpy meaning
- Rough; jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements.
- Covered with or full of bumps.
Using Bumpy
- The main meaning on this page is: Rough; jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements. | Covered with or full of bumps.
- Useful related words include: rough, rocky, jolty, jolting.
- In the example corpus, bumpy often appears in combinations such as: bumpy ride, the bumpy, bumpy road.
Context around Bumpy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bumpy
- In this selection, "bumpy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, continuously, guess, less, life, johnson and ride stand out and add context to how "bumpy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a continuously bumpy life i, a rather bumpy virtual reality and semi bumpy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bumpy" sits close to words such as accrued, angled and angst, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bumpy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some are smoothly paved while some are bumpy. (8 words)
In the meantime, however, assume the situation will stay bumpy. (10 words)
As things stand, it’s looking like a bumpy ride ahead for the neighborhood. (14 words)
Only nine years old when her father died, Lisa Marie lived a bumpy life filled with challenges, which included not only losing her father at a young and tender age, but also growing up in that huge shadow of a one-of-a-kind entertainer. (45 words)
To prepare for the role of Bumpy Johnson in the series, Forest says that aside from reading up on the street legend, he also got in touch with mobsters who worked with Bumpy back in the day. (37 words)
So we stood the whole time, rolling along the bumpy gravel roads, with tall stacks of cookie boxes ever-threatening to crush us in a cloud of powdered sugar, like the tastiest sword of Damocles ever. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
To prepare for the role of Bumpy Johnson in the series, Forest says that aside from reading up on the street legend, he also got in touch with mobsters who worked with Bumpy back in the day.
As things stand, it’s looking like a bumpy ride ahead for the neighborhood.
Because today, through trial, error and having lived a continuously bumpy life, I am aware how fickle this existence is, how quickly life can take a sinister turn.
Before heading off home we just about had time to try out the centre's new VR jungle ride - where you enjoy a rather bumpy virtual reality boat ride, collecting crystals along the way.
But the farmers' plight in New York is directly tied to the bumpy launch of the state's recreational pot market.
But what we do there, and certainly myopia management is included there has been, I guess, bumpy maybe as the word to describe it.
Ever since Chris violently attacked Riri in 2009, the two have had a bumpy journey from restraining orders to recording songs together.
He says the ride might be a little less bumpy for the atmospheric rivers, but the mission is the same.
However, the leader of the Conservatives, Gail MacGregor, forecast a "very bumpy road ahead" - which proved to be an accurate prediction.
If you’ve ever looked down and noticed your nipple itself is unusually bumpy, we wouldn’t be surprised if you freaked out a little bit.
In a follow-up post, the eight-time Grammy Award winner that the NHL Playoff Season was to blame for the bumpy delay.
In "The Bonanno Split" the tables turn as Costello and others need Bumpy's help and are put into a vulnerable position for the first time.
In the meantime, however, assume the situation will stay bumpy.
Only nine years old when her father died, Lisa Marie lived a bumpy life filled with challenges, which included not only losing her father at a young and tender age, but also growing up in that huge shadow of a one-of-a-kind entertainer.
Semi glassy/semi bumpy with SSE winds less than 5mph in the morning shifting WSW for the afternoon.
She also said: “I do feel that as bumpy and as difficult as it was to go through that process, I do genuinely feel stronger for it and proud of the film we’ve made.
Some are smoothly paved while some are bumpy.
Sony gave up on the Vita after a bumpy release led to commercial failure.
So we stood the whole time, rolling along the bumpy gravel roads, with tall stacks of cookie boxes ever-threatening to crush us in a cloud of powdered sugar, like the tastiest sword of Damocles ever.
The growth in streaming helps Viant because Viant helps its client navigate the bumpy CTV space.
Phrases with bumpy
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with bumpy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: