How do you use Lump in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like chunk or clod, plus the exact meaning.
Lump in a sentence
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Lump meaning
- Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
- A swelling or nodule of tissue under the skin or in an internal part of the body.
- A group, set, or unit.
Synonyms of Lump
Using Lump
- The main meaning on this page is: Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape. | A swelling or nodule of tissue under the skin or in an internal part of the body. | A group, set, or unit.
- Useful related words include: chunk, clod, lout, symptom.
- In the example corpus, lump often appears in combinations such as: lump sum, the lump, lump in.
Context around Lump
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lump
- In this selection, "lump" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, minimum, fatty, necessary, sum, comes and concentrate stand out and add context to how "lump" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a fatty lump, and no lump sum transfer and lump sum. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lump" sits close to words such as accredited, banners and births, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lump
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Currently producing high-quality manganese lump concentrate for the steel industry. (11 words)
Helen stopped chuckling because a lump had manifested in her throat. (11 words)
A lot of people know that they have a lump or something. (12 words)
In the context of a distortionary tax, the compensating variation is the minimum lump sum transfer that makes an individual indifferent between the lump sum transfer with tax and no lump sum transfer with no tax (the original situation). (39 words)
It is common to not include any house value in the calculation of this necessary lump sum, so for a homeowner the lump sum pays primarily for non-housing living costs. (31 words)
For those with a lump sum who are saving towards a certain goal over the next year or two, then a fixed rate account will offer more bang for their buck. (31 words)
Are my contributions repaid in a lump sum, or will I (or someone else) still lose everything? (17 words)
Example sentences (20)
In the context of a distortionary tax, the compensating variation is the minimum lump sum transfer that makes an individual indifferent between the lump sum transfer with tax and no lump sum transfer with no tax (the original situation).
In January 2021 Maureen discovered a lump in her breast, at first she dismissed it as 'just a fatty lump'.
They have their lump sum calculated from their daily payment so, the lower the rate, the higher the lump sum.
It is common to not include any house value in the calculation of this necessary lump sum, so for a homeowner the lump sum pays primarily for non-housing living costs.
Smallholder's lump at a remilling factory There are four types of field coagula, "cuplump", "treelace", "smallholders’ lump" and "earth scrap".
A breast cancer lump, or tumour can appear in the breast or underarm.
A fuel allowance lump sum, a bonus child benefit payment, and a further energy rebate are to be the main elements of the Government’s spring cost-of-living package.
A lot of people know that they have a lump or something.
And one of the most alarming figures is the down payment, a lump sum often running into the tens of thousands of dollars.
Any sane president would have suspended or fired this ugly lump of cow dung.
Are my contributions repaid in a lump sum, or will I (or someone else) still lose everything?
Based on research, before the lump comes out, the cell would have been in the body for about five years.
But in July they rejected a land fee that would have paid off their share in a lump sum of $125 million.
By June, Riley settled the case by to pay her grandmother a lump sum of $1 million.
Currently producing high-quality manganese lump concentrate for the steel industry.
For those with a lump sum who are saving towards a certain goal over the next year or two, then a fixed rate account will offer more bang for their buck.
Having dried himself off in a staff toilet he then noticed a lump like a “huge Polo mint” under his right nipple.
He also pointed out that the National Wages Council has called on employers to consider a one-off special lump sum payment to workers, recognising the impact of high prices.
He eventually returned to his GP with a lump in his neck.
Helen stopped chuckling because a lump had manifested in her throat.
Phrases with lump
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with lump
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lump sum 68×
- the lump 28×
- lump in 20×
- lump of 15×
- lump on 12×
- to lump 8×
- lump or 6×
- finding lump 6×
- in lump 4×
- with lump 4×