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Examples of speed bump in a Sentence
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After wins over South Carroll and Havre de Grace to open 2-0, C. Milton Wright hit a speed bump Thursday.
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Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
The love story of Jacob and Melissa hits a speed bump when Jacob notices that their new dynamic throws off the energy at work.
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Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
Either of these scenarios would make Saied’s emergency declaration a temporary speed bump on Tunisia’s road toward democratic consolidation.
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Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2021
Most of all, their recent malaise still feels like a temporary blip, more of a frustrating speed bump in their season than some larger cause for alarm.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1972, in the meaning defined above
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“Speed bump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speed%20bump. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
speed bump
noun
: a low raised ridge across a roadway (as in a parking lot) to limit vehicle speed
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