How to Use bunch in a Sentence

bunch

1 of 2 noun
  • Dried herbs hung in bunches from the kitchen rafters.
  • He always had a bunch of keys on his belt.
  • In front of a bunch of strangers?
    Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
  • Mullins is the swing of the bunch.
    C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Wow, there are a bunch of them.
    Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
  • There were a whole bunch of things.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 June 2026
  • Not bad for a bunch of weirdos.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Y'all are tip to tail in a bunch.
    Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2026
  • There has to be a bunch of jokes.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 June 2026
  • Don’t pick them off from the bunch.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2026
  • There’s a bunch of these out there.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • What about adding a bunch of new faces?
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The group kicked around a bunch of names.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Buy a bunch and bring them to share.
    Connie Ogle april 30, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Why not do a bunch of things at once.
    Gary Graff, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Williams is the clear bell cow of the bunch.
    Jon MacHota, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • What a bunch of get in the a--holes.
    Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
  • Feast your eyes on the bunch in our gallery.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Once clean, fold them rather than roll or bunch.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Good to get a win and put up a bunch of runs.
    John Shipley, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026
  • So have a bunch of other teams.
    Dan Woike, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • This set is my favorite of the bunch.
    Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 29 May 2026
  • Just a bunch of celebs phoning it in.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
  • All three are on top of their game — not a skip in the bunch.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Below are the best of the bunch.
    Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 10 June 2026
  • This had happened to a bunch of us.
    Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
  • Just put a bunch of old people in a house.
    Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Just a bunch of mindless yelling.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
  • Having a bunch of on-field dancers?
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • There wasn’t a bad apple in the bunch.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025

bunch

2 of 2 verb
  • The child's tights bunched at the ankles.
  • Seams lie flat and don’t bunch up.
    Emily Reed, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2019
  • One is to bunch gifts and take them in some years but not others.
    Laura Saunders, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
  • No matter what, this rug pad will stay in place and not bunch up.
    Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023
  • There was still no snow yet, but the cold seemed to bunch and gather and buzz.
    Helena Fitzgerald, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2020
  • Choose from bunching onion, radish, Swiss chard and more.
    Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Five Dolphins were spread out to the left, four more bunched to the right.
    Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Too much bunching on the leaderboard.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
  • Each fluffy pillow is stuffed with poly fiber filling that won't bunch up overnight.
    Amy Schulman, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2021
  • This helps relax the fabric and keeps it from bunching up as much.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
  • This helps relax the fabric and keeps it from bunching up as much.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2026
  • This helps relax the fabric and keeps it from bunching up as much.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
  • This helps relax the fabric and keeps it from bunching up as much.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
  • She was bruised and nude from the waist down; her pantyhose and girdle bunched around her knees.
    Anchorage Daily News, 8 Oct. 2019
  • The material does not bunch up around the and trap heat against their body.
    Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • And don’t forget the vital cycling shoes and socks that won’t bunch up.
    Gabrielle Porcaro, SELF, 17 Oct. 2023
  • He was dressed in football shorts and a tracksuit top that bunched like a paper bag.
    Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020
  • For the next two hours, the whales remained bunched together.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Golden Tempo was bumped and bunched at the start and out of view for much of the race.
    Gary B. Graves, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
  • It’s finished with stylish epaulets, wide cuffs, a collared neckline, and bunched hem.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • These are reflected by the small circles bunched on either side of the strait.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Try not to bunch them up or pull them too high because this can restrict blood flow and increase swelling.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 24 Aug. 2025
  • The grid then bunched several of the green words together, so those clicked for me.
    Kris Holt, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The cocoon style is easy to slip on, just bunch it up over your little’s one feet and gently slide it up.
    Popular Science, 11 Jan. 2021
  • One of our favorite features is the thick power cord that doesn’t bunch up or get tangled.
    Myo Quinn, Good Housekeeping, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Rather than chain-like, the six-inch-long racemes are bunched, looking like purple corncobs cut in half.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Like a cloud, warm without the weight and washes great without bunching.
    Selena Barrientos, House Beautiful, 22 Aug. 2019
  • In some areas, the nets were bunched in mounds, offering hiding spots.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Many of the shootings bunch up at the city’s major thoroughfares.
    oregonlive, 24 Oct. 2021
  • For years, too-long trousers that bunch up over shoelaces have been the preserve of men who don’t give two hoots about fashion.
    Ashley Ogawa Clarke, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2023

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