Synonyms
Examples of bump off in a Sentence
these drug dealers mean business, and they'll bump off anyone who gets in their way
Recent Examples on the Web
The items were bumped off the menu by funnel cake and lava cake (also served with ice cream) but all of the desserts have since been removed from the menu.
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Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023
Byrd put up big numbers in some summer practice scrimmages, able to absorb more contact in the lane and use his length without being bumped off balance.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
Tom Cruise’s latest Mission: Impossible installment, despite being bumped off premium screens by Oppenheimer, is still putting up decent numbers and is now in a supporting role for what’s turning into a comeback year for the silver screen.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 24 July 2023
But that tree has been bumped off its pedestal by the cypress in Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, the deepest on-land canyon on the planet.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2023
Exxon Mobil moved into the third spot after bumping off Apple. 4.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 5 June 2023
The treatment: If you're bothered by their appearance and long for the days when your skin was smooth and clear, Dr. Gonzalez says dermatologists can lightly burn these doughnut-looking bumps off with electrocautery, laser them off, or freeze them off with cryotherapy.
—Women's Health, 2 May 2023
To do so, however, means bumping off Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4, which debuted to a rousing $73.8 million last weekend and could earn $30 million or more in its sophomore outing.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2023
Who wants a caviar bump off of this black AmEx?
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 9 Jan. 2023
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Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023
Byrd put up big numbers in some summer practice scrimmages, able to absorb more contact in the lane and use his length without being bumped off balance.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
Tom Cruise’s latest Mission: Impossible installment, despite being bumped off premium screens by Oppenheimer, is still putting up decent numbers and is now in a supporting role for what’s turning into a comeback year for the silver screen.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 24 July 2023
But that tree has been bumped off its pedestal by the cypress in Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, the deepest on-land canyon on the planet.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2023
Exxon Mobil moved into the third spot after bumping off Apple. 4.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 5 June 2023
The treatment: If you're bothered by their appearance and long for the days when your skin was smooth and clear, Dr. Gonzalez says dermatologists can lightly burn these doughnut-looking bumps off with electrocautery, laser them off, or freeze them off with cryotherapy.
—Women's Health, 2 May 2023
To do so, however, means bumping off Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4, which debuted to a rousing $73.8 million last weekend and could earn $30 million or more in its sophomore outing.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2023
Who wants a caviar bump off of this black AmEx?
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 9 Jan. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1907, in the meaning defined above
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“Bump off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bump%20off. Accessed 9 Dec. 2023.
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