Examples of jumbo in a Sentence
the winner in the contest for biggest pumpkin was a jumbo that weighed in at over a thousand pounds
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Coconut shrimp are a must-try, four jumbos with a coconut and cornflake breading and a spicy aioli.
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Constance Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Williams again will see action as a jumbo running back in short-yardage situations.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 31 July 2025
Types of loans Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, Arrive Home, Zero Down, jumbo, renovation, refinancing, reverse mortgages, home equity loans
Terms
10 to 30 years
Credit needed
540 for FHA, VA and USDA loans; 600 for Zero Down; 620 for conventional loans, 680 for jumbo loans.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 29 June 2025
What do the Statue of Liberty and a super luxury jumbo Boeing 747-8 have in common?Other than their proximity to clouds, not much.
—Grace Abels, Austin American Statesman, 12 May 2025
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Constance Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Williams again will see action as a jumbo running back in short-yardage situations.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 31 July 2025
Types of loans Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, Arrive Home, Zero Down, jumbo, renovation, refinancing, reverse mortgages, home equity loans
Terms
10 to 30 years
Credit needed
540 for FHA, VA and USDA loans; 600 for Zero Down; 620 for conventional loans, 680 for jumbo loans.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 29 June 2025
What do the Statue of Liberty and a super luxury jumbo Boeing 747-8 have in common?Other than their proximity to clouds, not much.
—Grace Abels, Austin American Statesman, 12 May 2025
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“Jumbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jumbo. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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from Jumbo, name of a huge elephant shown by circus owner P. T. Barnum
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