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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Proud parents could use them to brag about an honor student, making bumper stickers a thing of the past. — Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, "California’s digital license plates: road to convenience or invasion of privacy?," 31 May 2018 That argument may not fit on a bumper sticker, but a lack of simplicity isn’t its problem. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Ignore Our Numbers—Please," 30 Sep. 2018 The Northam campaign didn’t come up with the television spot showing a large pickup trick with a Confederate flag and Gillespie bumper sticker whose driver tries to run down a Muslim girl, two Latinos and an African-American boy. — William Mcgurn, WSJ, "Ralph Northam ‘Apologizes’," 11 Feb. 2019 Pursuing pleasure and abandoning restraint make for popular bumper stickers, song lyrics and movie plots. — Bobby Jindal, WSJ, "Conservatism Isn’t Dead Yet," 25 Nov. 2018 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

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