on the stump

phrase

: traveling around and giving speeches during a campaign for election to a political office

candidates who give the same speech over and over when they're on the stump

Examples of on the stump in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pouring the herbicide wastes it and prevents it from remaining on the stump. — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 19 Feb. 2026

Within a matter of days, that stump should be effectively dead, but the process may stretch out a bit depending on the stump’s resilience. — Steven John, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026

Everyone hears him on the stump mic. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025

And while Trump is often at his most comfortable and freewheeling while on the stump, that can also lead to problematic soundbites. — Brett Samuels, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for on the stump

• bump
• chump
• clump
• crump
• dump
• gump
• hump
• jump
• lump
• plump
• pump
• rump