How to Use bump into in a Sentence

bump into

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  • Maybe two or three groups of hoaxers out there at once, bumping into each other in the dark and scaring the scales off one another.
    Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026
  • When a bubble bumped into the cell, their membranes would fuse, releasing the supplies inside.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • The officer did not strike the bicyclist, nor did the teen bump into the SUV, according to the video.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026
  • The teen can be seen bumping into a parked car, then losing control and falling off the bike at least several feet in front of the SUV.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026
  • Two Soviets basically bump into each other, turning an easy clear into a Keystone Kops-style giveaway.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • Two men who were with Salgado Araujo disputed the government’s account, saying the agents’ vehicles bumped into them and then swayed into the van, forcing them to stop.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Reports have described delivery robots bumping into people, getting stuck in odd places and raising accessibility concerns.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and his girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti bumped into Robin Thicke while the couple were out soaking in the sun in New York City this week.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

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