Examples of dumper in a Sentence
The cops caught the illegal dumpers.
The economy is in the dumper.
Recent Examples on the Web
Claptrap is a motor mouthed service bot who, through his ability to survive through each game, serves as an exposition dumper.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
If dumpers are caught, they’re fined at least four thousand dollars, and any vehicles used in the dumping are seized.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Dorsey Roland thinks even an occasional police presence in the area might dissuade would-be dumpers from trashing the area so thoroughly.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 8 July 2023
In fact, the state’s own hazardous waste watchdog — the Department of Toxic Substances Control — is one of the biggest out-of-state dumpers.
—Robert Lewis, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2023
Brian Roberts, chairman and CEO of U.S. media giant Comcast, is traditionally a buyer and a builder, not a pump-and-dumper.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023
There is so much advice for people getting dumped but very little for the dumper.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2022
Into the dumper, into the land of toxic make-believe. Into the SEC.
—The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2022
The thing about dumping is that the dumpee often worries for hours or days afterward when the dumper walks away relieved.
—Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
If dumpers are caught, they’re fined at least four thousand dollars, and any vehicles used in the dumping are seized.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Dorsey Roland thinks even an occasional police presence in the area might dissuade would-be dumpers from trashing the area so thoroughly.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 8 July 2023
In fact, the state’s own hazardous waste watchdog — the Department of Toxic Substances Control — is one of the biggest out-of-state dumpers.
—Robert Lewis, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2023
Brian Roberts, chairman and CEO of U.S. media giant Comcast, is traditionally a buyer and a builder, not a pump-and-dumper.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023
There is so much advice for people getting dumped but very little for the dumper.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2022
Into the dumper, into the land of toxic make-believe. Into the SEC.
—The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2022
The thing about dumping is that the dumpee often worries for hours or days afterward when the dumper walks away relieved.
—Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
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“Dumper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumper. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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