bumper sticker

noun

Definition of bumper sticker

: a strip of adhesive paper or plastic bearing a printed message and designed to be stuck on a vehicle's bumper

Examples of bumper sticker in a Sentence

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The sentiment of a popular bumper sticker notwithstanding, dog is not his co-pilot. — Washington Post, "Man on canine crusade crosses country with pack of pups," 12 Apr. 2018 These are not conventional political bumper stickers. — Jane Coaston, Vox, "The pipe bomb suspect’s van, explained," 27 Oct. 2018 Sportsmen for Wetlands has started a Facebook page and has printed bumper stickers. — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Smith: Sportsmen for Wetlands initiative wells up in Wisconsin," 7 Feb. 2018 But some homophobic bumper stickers against Polis did pop up in the state. — German Lopez, Vox, "Jared Polis becomes first openly gay person elected governor in America," 7 Nov. 2018 O’Rourke acknowledges his position doesn’t fit on a bumper sticker or make for an easy campaign slogan. — Jeremy Wallace, Houston Chronicle, "Ted Cruz seizes on Beto O’Rourke’s willingness to consider abolishing ICE," 6 July 2018 Each Locations wine label resembles a European bumper sticker: those white-oval car decals required in Europe that carry an abbreviated version of their country of registration. — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, "Gallo buys Locations brand from wine mogul Dave Phinney," 27 June 2018 Dulany’s son, Michael Quattrone, pulled up soon after in a Ford Explorer that bore a bumper sticker reading, STOP TEXTING! — Kelly Crow, WSJ, "Will the Rockefeller Collection be the First Art Auction to Top $1 Billion?," 11 Apr. 2018 Corvallis police also arrested him last week on suspicion of criminal mischief, a misdemeanor, for the bumper sticker incident, which occurred off campus last June. — Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, OregonLive.com, "OSU student govt. rep, under fire for white nationalist views, now faces felony hate crime charges," 1 Feb. 2018

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