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Examples of clump in a Sentence
Reece Rogers, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
The fries are on the thicker side, able to support the clumps of cheese and drizzles of gravy, while the faintly tart relish adds crunch and brightness to cut through the grease.
—The Indianapolis Star, 28 Mar. 2024
The consistency is similar to milk, without any clumps or grainy feeling, which children with sensory challenges may prefer.
—Tamar Kane, Ms, Rd, Parents, 27 Mar. 2024
However, most cases of colon cancer begin as small, benign clumps of cells called polyps, which, over time, can become cancerous.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 Mar. 2024
Dense clumps within these clouds can collapse to form protostars.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
This halo, in turn, attracted enough gas and dust to begin forming our Milky Way’s earliest molecular clumps which eventually turned into stars.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Too strong, and the drug molecules can form tiny clumps that would cause intense pain when injected, according to court papers.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2024
When separating clumps, add humus to the new planting area, spread roots out, and water well for smooth transplanting.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
India Espy-Jones, Essence, 26 Mar. 2024
Some stars are spread throughout the spiral arms, but others are clumped tightly together in star clusters.
—USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
Cincinnati was a true melting pot with its diverse, ethnic population clumped together within the downtown basin.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2024
When cleaning, the bristles gently separated from the foundation and didn’t clump together while wet.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
Serve immediately and hold over Sterno to keep the cheese from cooling and clumping together.
—Paige Grandjean, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2023
The cells clumped together, blocking blood flow and unleashing excruciating bouts of pain.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2023
Gravity likes things to clump, but the early universe at the time of the Big Bang in space was very, very uniform.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
No feathers were poking out of the fabric, all the seams were intact, and the down was not clumped and lumpy in the squares.
—Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024
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Word History
Noun
probably from Low German klump
Noun
circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1665, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
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“Clump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clump. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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