How to Use lumpy in a Sentence

lumpy

adjective

• If béchamel is lumpy, strain through a fine-mesh sieve.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2025
• The batter should still show wisps of flour and will be lumpy.
  — Robin Mather, chicagotribune.com, 16 July 2019
• Turns her head and rests her ear against its cool lumpy surface.
  — Keith Ridgway, The New Yorker, 17 May 2021
• Or take a swig of milk, and get something lumpy in your mouth?
  — Ari Daniel, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025
• Nicklaus looked lumpy and came across as equal parts cocky and grumpy.
  — Dale Robertson Staff Writer, San Antonio Express-News, 11 June 2018
• The lumpy roll of carpet slides off and flaps open, spilling an arm.
  — Longreads, 3 Aug. 2017
• Clouds of dust and pale smoke hung in the air above its lumpy surface.
  — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
• If you’re fed up with lumpy comforters, then this is the one for you.
  — Neeti Mehra, Treehugger, 25 Jan. 2023
• Most people lose sleep over a lumpy mattress.
  — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
• When this happens, the cubes don’t break down, and you’re left with a lumpy drink.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 24 May 2024
• Across each lumpy dark-gray spheroid cuts an uneven line.
  — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
• The sockeye’s skin was peeling away, its flesh lumpy and gray.
  — Patrick Symmes, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
• Some options can be too hot, while others feel too thin or too lumpy.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2023
• Video from the site showed skiers on the slopes above a trail of lumpy snow after the avalanche.
  — Jamey Keaten, The Seattle Times, 19 Feb. 2019
• Discord’s trash look is lumpy, and her walk hasn’t improved.
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
• This would explain why the far side of the moon is lumpier than the near side.
  — Paul Sutter, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2025
• The wardrobe is lumpy and practical.
  — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 11 May 2026
• Does the couch have a tendency to sag or do the cushions feel lumpy?
  — Stewart Savin, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
• The ripples in the tape made my boobs look pretty lumpy in the photos.
  — Annie James, Cosmopolitan, 24 Feb. 2016
• If the mixture feels too thick or lumpy, add more ice-cold water, 1 tsp.
  — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022
• Does the couch have a tendency to sag or do the cushions feel lumpy?
  — Melissa Maria, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2025
• One piece looks at first to be a lumpy pile of fabric and pillows, the mound slumped to the side.
  — Deborah Vankin, latimes.com, 13 June 2018
• However, just a few months later, the fields are once again lumpy from use.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2022
• This recipe results in a pie with a lumpy top and slouchy slices that’ll run like a freeway oil spill.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2019
• Don’t overdo it; the end result should be lumpy, not powdery.
  — ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
• But, like a lumpy blue sweater that wants its cerulean origins to be told, there’s more to the story.
  — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
• The universe right now is lumpy, with stars and galaxies and black holes all over the place.
  — Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2010
• Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy).
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
• There, amid a grove of pawpaw trees, were a few with the bulbous, lumpy fruits still clinging on.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
• The prune juice group had a significant decrease in hard and lumpy stools.
  — Cynthia Sass, Health, 22 Oct. 2025