How to Use pump in a Sentence

pump

1 of 2 noun

• How does a breast pump even work?
  — Ann Kellams, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
• The third pump gets you the flag.
  — Luke Decock, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
• Gas pumps are just one more thing.
  — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 1 Apr. 2026
• But then look at the price of the pump.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
• Satin open-toe pumps topped off her look.
  — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
• And there will be gas pumps and a car wash.
  — Khadejeh Nikouyeh, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
• This can be used to store the heat from the heat pump.
  — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
• Get these pumps for 46% off right now.
  — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
• All that's left is her purse, on the ground by the gas pump.
  — Pamela Avila, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
• Use one or two pumps daily on the skin.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
• The look was adorned with a black belt and sky-high black pumps.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
• The gas pumps were also shut off.
  — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
• This hopper ball comes with a hand pump.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
• You’re supposed to get two pumps.
  — Luke Decock, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
• The pumps were designed with a low-cut vamp.
  — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
• Pain at the pump is leading to headaches at home.
  — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 12 June 2026
• Just zip them down to save space—no pump required.
  — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
• Water pumps have stopped, and garbage trucks, too.
  — Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
• The canopy that covered his gas pumps had been swept away.
  — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
• And the pain at the pump will not let up anytime soon.
  — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
• And so at the gas pump, the consumer is still gonna be hit.
  — David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026
• That pump, after all, is what has kept him alive all these years.
  — Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
• So there’s one about a concrete boom pump or a snow plow or a line painter.
  — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
• The thing that makes this a real look, of course, is the patent leather pumps.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2026
• Jennifer Lawrence’s love of black pumps knows no bounds.
  — Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
• Prices are going up from the gas pump to groceries.
  — NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
• Simply add a few pumps to your hands, then comb it through damp or dry hair.
  — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
• The Iran war has led to higher prices at the gas pump.
  — Melinda Yao, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
• Surging oil prices are pushing up costs at the gas pump.
  — Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
• The star added sheer nylons and a pair of simple pumps.
  — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

pump

2 of 2 verb

• Blood pumped out of the cut.
• We pumped the boat dry.
• He pumped the water up from the bottom of the boat.
• We had to pump the basement out.
• I could feel the blood pumping through my veins.
• Your heart pumps blood all over your body.
• The machine suddenly stopped pumping.
• Smith stood up and pumped her fist to the chant.
  — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
• So Kate pumps in black patent leather.
  — Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
• Good news got your heart pumping?
  — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
• Try to pump every two to four hours at work.
  — Sarah Scott, Parents, 28 Aug. 2025
• Her heart may not be beating, but mirth still pumps through her veins.
  — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
• So what gets Aaliyah pumped for a runway?
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2025
• Gas pumps at a BP were torn out of the ground.
  — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
• The crowd cheered, the owner pumped his fist, and the stats piled up.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
• His heart can’t pump enough blood and oxygen to meet his body’s needs.
  — Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
• His first job in high school was pumping gas for $3 an hour.
  — Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
• Or you might be pumped about how to handle your money.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
• And my boy was pumped to introduce us.
  — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 Mar. 2026
• Farmers will have to stop pumping as much.
  — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
• Lutz's heart doesn't pump as well as a heart that hasn't had a heart attack.
  — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
• At one end of the ice was the brother, pumping his fists.
  — Julia Frankel, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2026
• And pump prices may be heading higher still.
  — Kelly Evans, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
• And after the lengthy wait, its owners sound pumped.
  — Michael Deeds updated May 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 May 2026
• The sound pumps loud and clear enough to fill any room or outdoor hangout.
  — PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
• Hurts pumped before the throw, but Brown said that didn’t slow his route.
  — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
• Winds from the south will pump in some moisture to the area throughout the day.
  — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
• Give the style a go with matching opera gloves, black tights, and pumps for a look that turns heads.
  — Olivia Hosken, Town & Country, 16 Aug. 2023
• Near the end, Cash pumped his fists after winning a throw.
  — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
• The music drifts over here, but no speakers are pumping it in.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2024