How to Use bump into in a Sentence
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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
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When a bubble bumped into the cell, their membranes would fuse, releasing the supplies inside.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026
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Two of the men told Garcia the agents’ vehicles bumped into them and then swayed into the van, forcing them to stop.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
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Trick Williams popped Corbin, who bumped into Lil Yachty and went flying through the table.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
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Seth Rollins bumped into the official and came back with a Dean Ambrose clothesline.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
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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
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After attacking the pair, Lambert backed up and bumped into Counts, who had not been involved in the fight, the affidavit says.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2026
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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
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A couple of weeks passed before Tabitha Mugweru bumped into Wanjiru and Purity on the road.
—Kazeem Olawale Nasiru, NPR, 17 July 2026
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The motorcycle continued moving down the ramp, bumping into the guard rail and stopping on the exit ramp, law enforcement recorded.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
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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
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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
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The main road home is closed, so players must detour through a wild valley full of hills, rivers and angry wildlife, while the janky physics turn every bump into potential disaster as the RV sways, tips and flips with ease.
—Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026
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Reports have described delivery robots bumping into people, getting stuck in odd places and raising accessibility concerns.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
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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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The Aries Moon in your 11th House of Friends squares Mercury in your 2nd House of Resources, so group excitement could bump into budget reality.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026
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Hannah Waddingham‘s Rebecca, the owner of Richmond, bumps into her Amsterdam mystery man (Matteo van der Grijn), teasing a future romance.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
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On the way there, Stuart and Bert (Brian Posehn) bump into Stuart’s old flame Denise (Lauren Lapkus) — now a common thief — and her boyfriend Gary (Tommy Walker) who decide to help them.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 July 2026
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