How to Use bump up in a Sentence

bump up

verb

• My first move was to bump up the size of my wagers.
  — Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
• This may get bumped up a spot if Cuba wears its red pants.
  — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
• That’s a slight bump up since the last round of group matches began.
  — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 28 June 2026
• The name on the front of the shirt looks too small, like it could’ve been bumped up to a larger font.
  — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
• At this point, the home-baker’s cake production bumped up to three a week.
  — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 June 2026
• If room rates increase, that can still bump up the revenue per room brought in by hotels.
  — Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
• Looking to bump up your protein intake?
  — Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2026
• Luggage is one common area where airlines are bumping up the price.
  — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 13 Apr. 2026
• How did that bump up against what the industry expected of you?
  — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
• Though does that bump up-and-comer Ryan Leonard to fourth-line minutes?
  — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 26 June 2026
• Lines testing six or 10 pounds are bumped up to the next respective line class.
  — Tom Opre, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
• But Moskwotiz said that wasn’t enough time and bumped up the requirement to 10 days.
  — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 6 Mar. 2026
• That should allow his receivers more time to turn up the field and bump up their yards-after-catch numbers.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
• Rose also recommends adding extra hair to bump up the thickness and length.
  — Ariana Yaptangco, InStyle, 21 July 2026
• Even with the additional pressure that comes with being bumped up on the call sheet.
  — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
• This time, the schedule was bumped up to accommodate the extra two games per team.
  — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 15 July 2026
• The tax and spending law bumped up how many credits states could allocate for these programs.
  — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
• The key word there is possible, which bumps up against its twin, impossible.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
• Fuller's win bumps up Republicans' margin to two votes.
  — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
• What else schools can do Critics crow that there is, in fact, more mid-majors can do by bumping up their schedules.
  — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
• The decrease could have been sharper if not for inflation, which is bumping up the prices of lodging, food and goods.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
• The studio released six films that year and was able to bump up that number to 11 in 2025.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
• Grains and Seeds Seeds like flax, sunflower, or pumpkin can bump up the plant protein and healthy fats a smidge.
  — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026
• The developer bumped up its open space dedication at the site to 132 acres late last week.
  — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
• Bank of America bumped up the firm’s price target to $32 from $29 on the results.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
• In January, the council reversed course and agreed to bump up the number of hires to 410.
  — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
• Consider a clothing company that has had to bump up prices to account for the cost of tariffs, Miran said.
  — Matt Peterson,steve Liesman, CNBC, 15 May 2026
• This average reappeared on Monday before bumping up by 7 cents.
  — Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2026
• Orders for sleek cooling devices like tower fans rose 85%, and demand for water chillers bumped up 65%.
  — Vidhi Choudhary, Fortune, 7 July 2026
• His grade bumped up to B in the latest NFLPA survey, though fans are less high on him.
  — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 16 July 2026