How to Use bulk in a Sentence

bulk

1 of 3 noun

• We spent the bulk of the summer at the beach.
• Despite his bulk, he's a very fast runner.
• Farming makes up the bulk of the country's economy.
• The great bulk of these people are extremely poor.
• They’ve been paid the vast bulk of their salary for the year anyway.
  — Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2024
• When the dough is doubled in bulk, lightly flour the counter.
  — Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023
• One of the main drawbacks of the Tour Pro 2s is their relative bulk.
  — Geoffrey Morrison, wsj.com, 31 Oct. 2023
• Too much size for Aliceville, not just height but bulk as well.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 3 Mar. 2023
• And then, of course, the great bulk of it will be the Monkees experience.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2023
• Retail traders bought in bulk, driving the price up, then refused to sell.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2023
• Buying in bulk can save you money in the long run, even though the upfront costs may be higher.
  — Jennifer Chesak, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2023
• Which made most of the F-150 Lightning's bulk superfluous to my needs.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2024
• Bonus: The thin, nearly weightless sheets won’t add bulk to your luggage.
  — Deanna Pai, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2023
• Go ahead and buy some red Solo cups and paper plates in bulk, in preparation for throwing the shindig of the year.
  — Essence, 11 Dec. 2023
• But Buckeye is not allowed to collect it in bulk and sell it to its customers.
  — Lenny Bernstein, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2023
• The Lions spent a bulk of that game on defense and were determined to not let that happen again.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2023
• Corn and sweet potato add bulk, and are also commonly found in this version of the dish.
  — Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
• The back of the bra is designed with subtle stretchy panels that add support without bulk.
  — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2024
• This soluble fiber adds bulk to stool and ensures its smooth passage through the GI tract.
  — Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Ld, Verywell Health, 5 Oct. 2023
• The twelve weeks are divided into three phases: build, bulk, and beast.
  — Women's Health, 25 Feb. 2023
• Fortunately, these are sold in bulk for anglers who go through a ton of them.
  — David A. Rose, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2024
• The difference can add up when buying in bulk, Lan pointed out.
  — Debbi Compton, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2023
• And who better to buy in bulk than underwear king himself Calvin Klein?
  — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 23 June 2023
• Salaries make up the bulk of severance packages and are the easiest cost to measure.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2023
• Inland ships, are mostly a tiny fraction of the size of the great bulk and container carriers that cross the oceans.
  — Michael Barnard, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• All types of soils benefit from adding compost, which can be made at home or purchased in bags or in bulk.
  — Dan Vierria, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
• The report found that more affluent households were more likely to buy in bulk.
  — J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 23 June 2023
• Will need to add a little bulk ... Played 30 games (all starts) in three seasons, the first two with Colorado (18) before his breakout year with the Ducks ...
  — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
• Prior to the pandemic, both shops would order ice cream in bulk and split the delicacy.
  — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
• The lemonade stand lost some of its practical value over time—Americans can now buy lemonade in bulk at any supermarket or convenience store.
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024

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bulk

2 of 3 verb

• To the west, the ice sheet bulked vast and gray behind the peaks.
  — Paul Voosen, Science Magazine, 10 Oct. 2019
• And the extensions did more than just bulk the hair up.
  — Sophia Panych, Allure, 8 Nov. 2018
• Dark rocks bulked silent and swift past the window, and the wheels clocked away like the cogs of a gigantic clock.
  — Sylvia Plath, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2018
• Three years later, a bulked-up Bonds hit 73 with the Giants to set a record that still stands.
  — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 28 June 2018
• The big guys could bulk up even more, leaving Sprint looking that much scrawnier.
  — Scott Canon, kansascity.com, 1 May 2017
• Finally, iPhone and iPad users can now bulk rename and delete tags in the Reminders app.
  — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 19 Apr. 2022
• It can be added to meat dishes like kibbeh and meatloaf to boost nutrition and bulk them up.
  — Katie Workman, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2020
• Blending banana to the chocolate mix is good too to bulk it up without adding a lot of calories.
  — Michelle R. Martinelli, For The Win, 21 June 2018
• On the boot version, the upper is bulked-up to boot-height, with extra padding around the collar for comfort.
  — Jake Woolf, GQ, 27 Mar. 2018
• At the time, Nosrat could only bulk-order it from Amazon.
  — Christine Muhlke, Bon Appetit, 1 Mar. 2017
• Montgomery checks in at six feet tall, and bulked up this offseason, weighing in at 223 pounds at the start of training camp.
  — Michael Beller, SI.com, 11 Aug. 2017
• Carson is now a Seahawk, but Hill returns as a bulked-up sophomore with a chance to do more damage.
  — Nathan Ruiz, ajc, 23 Sep. 2017
• Pomerantz and Torres are up for the challenge of bulking up the branches of the spider family tree.
  — Nadia Drake, National Geographic, 15 Dec. 2016
• Rather than trim the bloat in state enterprises, the president is bulking them up.
  — Andrew Browne, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2017
• The Instant Pot can steam a bulking batch of heavy veggies in about that time, too, and with quicker cleanup, reports Buzzfeed.
  — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 1 Feb. 2017
• Each side-by-side image speaks to a journey: maybe someone lost weight, or bulked and gained muscle, or just squatted their way to a killer butt.
  — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Oct. 2017
• Others have turned to community WeChat groups to try to bulk buy fruit and vegetables.
  — NBC News, 6 Apr. 2022
• The three-star defensive end from Warwick, R.I., used the spring to bulk up and hit the track, an unusual combination.
  — Mark Snyder, Detroit Free Press, 23 June 2017
• Facebook has bulked up this service, giving you the ability to make phone calls, hold video chats, send money and other things.
  — Kim Komando, Fox News, 27 May 2017
• Among other things, existing headsets have narrow fields of view, and the batteries, which bulk them up, don’t hold their charge for very long.
  — Jessi Hempel, WIRED, 25 Apr. 2018
• As his character spends more time in prison, Ahmed bulks up—and then trims down once his character starts using heroin.
  — Laura Bradley, HWD, 26 June 2017
• The government did not appear to prove its case that a bulked-up AT&T would harm consumers and stifle competition.
  — Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 20 May 2018
• How to bulk up in the offseason when testing is limited or disappear for a few weeks to a remote locale where testers can’t find them.
  — Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 July 2017
• In September, as Trump neared the general election and bulked up his staff, Sanders moved to the communications team.
  — David Nakamura, Washington Post, 10 May 2017
• At the same time, several drug dealers said in interviews, domestic dealers turned to fentanyl as a cheap way to bulk out thin wares.
  — New York Times, 20 Nov. 2021
• The deal would combine the nation's third- and fourth-largest wireless companies and bulk them up to a similar size to Verizon and AT&T, the industry giants.
  — Mae Anderson, chicagotribune.com, 13 June 2018
• The deal would combine the nation’s third- and fourth-largest wireless companies and bulk them up to a similar size to Verizon and AT&T, the industry giants.
  — Washington Post, 12 June 2018
• But a large share of the plan’s costs was paid by the state—and this began to look indefensible in light of Obamacare’s bulked-up federal funding, scheduled to start in January of 2014.
  — Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine, 26 Sep. 2017
• His remarks were made as a bulked-up Bristol-Myers will now attempt to blend the product portfolios and R&D machines that the two companies possess.
  — Ed Silverman, STAT, 21 Nov. 2019
• Weaknesses: Pasecniks needs to continue bulking up in order to defend the post.
  — The Si Staff, SI.com, 24 May 2017

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bulk

3 of 3 adjective

• They sent bulk shipments of food to the country.
• More than 100 large bulk ships are involved in the trade.
  — Jared Malsin, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2022
• City as much as 60% of home sales are by LLCs or bulk buyers.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 25 Oct. 2022
• Soon, some of the empty bulk fuel tanks started to lift and tilt.
  — Will McCarthy, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Sep. 2022
• Open cups were seen on the cooks area and metro shelf above bulk bins, according to the report.
  — Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 9 Feb. 2024
• Blocks of the city where bulk debris from the fire has been collected are shown a map on the city website.
  — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
• The camera’s bulk and long exposure time required a give-and-take.
  — Christopher Ross, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022
• Current bulk trash and brush pick-up dates and recycling dates will not change.
  — al, 19 Oct. 2022
• This includes big cuts of meat, bulk produce, double batches of soups, and more.
  — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Dec. 2022
• The other two vaccines had to go through what’s called fill and finish, where bulk vaccine is transferred to vials that can be used in the field.
  — Helen Branswell, STAT, 13 Dec. 2022
• Residents can put TVs out on the curb for bulk trash collection.
  — cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
• For an extra kick, sub your regular bulk sausage for hot ground pork sausage.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2023
• Foods high in fiber help push bulk through the intestines, reducing bloating.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
• The pills on our list cost between $50 and $80 for a one-month supply but offer discounts on bulk orders.
  — Dallas News, 23 Dec. 2022
• The Honest Kitchen offers a wide range of sizes for its basic mix, ranging from tiny sample to huge bulk bags.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
• Perfect for layering in winter months, these tights add warmth — not bulk — to any look.
  — L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2023
• The limit only has to be reached once for the domain to be considered a permanent bulk sender.
  — Davey Winder, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
• Our best bulk pick from Tenergy comes in 120-count packs for a little over $1 per battery.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2023
• Some require a subscription, but the fees may pay for themselves in terms of free shipping and bulk savings.
  — Stefani Sassos, M.s., R.d.n., C.s.o., C.d.n., Good Housekeeping, 1 Nov. 2022
• The bulk carrier Razoni starts its journey from the port of Odesa on Monday.
  — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2022
• The missing men are crew members of the Meghna Adventure, a bulk carrier with a Bangladesh flag.
  — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2023
• Cream of Radish Top Soup is one example, with potatoes adding bulk and creamy texture.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2022
• The robbery story is puzzling, considering the man made such a bulk purchase in person in the middle of the night.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 30 Nov. 2022
• Here, 16-inch-deep shelves hold the overflow of household goods, such as bulk paper supplies, canned and bottled drinks, kitchen pots, and large loose items.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022
• Demand is up both for items that come in smaller package sizes and for bulk offerings at club stores.
  — Sharon Terlep, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2023
• Plans are underway to have the bulk vaccine processed into a ready-to-use format, a process known as fill and finish.
  — Helen Branswell, STAT, 1 Oct. 2022
• Julio Urias will start Tuesday with Andrew Heaney coming on in bulk relief.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2022
• The 24-year-old opened the year as a bulk pitcher for Double-A Bowie, recording two perfect relief outings of four innings each.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 30 Sep. 2022
• Snag deals on bulk grocery and household items, as well as electronics, clothes, and appliances.
  — Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2024
• First, Costco sold gold bars to its members who were looking to invest in more than bulk household purchases.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024