How To Use Bumpy In A Sentence

The sound is a direct descendant of old skool UK garage, the bumpy beats of yore with rubbery basslines and cutting edge sampling techniques, taking in everything from soul to electro to jazz to blue grass.
But it could be a bumpy road to get there. Times, Sunday Times
We, being my partner Brett and I, set forth to the agreed hotspot, taking a 25 minute journey along a bumpy and seldom travelled track known only to a select few.
The cart moved off along the bumpy road towards the rocky mountains in the distance.
They have had a bumpy ride since a profit warning last year. Times, Sunday Times

The dynamic attributes of the C-MAX are good, with dependable handling on twisty roads and the car holds its line on bumpy surfaces.
The business has had a bumpy ride over the last twelve months, but profits are growing again now.
Both drivers were very happy with the car in its Monaco configuration, and we got encouraging results on the tyres, as well as the set-up adaptations required for the bumpy street surface and the new parts on the car.
We braced ourselves for a bumpy landing.
It was, as you would expect, a pretty bumpy flight. The Sun
The heather drags and catches at the feet, and the surface underneath is bumpy and unpredictable.
The doors now creak at low speeds over bumpy roads. Times, Sunday Times
The bumpy flight to a grassy jungle airstrip was just 45 minutes but it took us back a thousand years. The Sun
I immediately forgot about the noisy, bumpy minibus journey.
The terrain is bumpy, crisscrossed by steep elevations and ridges not running parallel to the river and bisected by numerous ravines.
Leopards, lions, giraffes and hippopotami will parade before your camera lens to turn a bumpy Jeep ride into the trip of a lifetime.
After a rough, bumpy ride, we stopped in the kitchen.
This may oversimplify what was a long and bumpy road, but the contrast with the past four years is remarkable.
Then he made a right-angled turn, taking his four-wheel-drive vehicle out over bumpy grass.
The doors now creak at low speeds over bumpy roads. Times, Sunday Times
Every now and then a car rumbled over the bumpy dirt road, leaving behind a whirl of white dust.
But she warned of a bumpy road ahead. The Sun
For Khvostyk, the village, a three-hour bumpy drive from the capital, Kyiv, was a safe place where the world drifted by harmlessly until the Chernobyl nuclear accident happened. Coming Home to Chernobyl’s Desolation Zone
There is an old lady being pushed in a wheelchair past our car along a bumpy dust-track.
If the surface seemed a bit bumpy or uneven, they used a small wet sponge to carefully smooth the clay's surface.
Once he had been sponged and dressed by silent attendants, Hakida had lead him to a carriage and ushered him inside, then on the bumpy ride to the Vistula Temple beneath black clouds informed him of what he was to do.
The bumpy road took us through ramshackle villages and dusty towns past waving schoolchildren in white uniforms. The Sun
In an interview with an Irish Sunday newspaper, Denise recalled the bumpy 30 mile journey in the ambulance.
Speed restrictions are presently in place and customers also experience a bumpy ride over this section of track.
The people in that locality got tired of the bumpy road, and decided to pitch in a few thousand rupees per household to build a road.
She had bumpy skin and her cheeks were pretty chubby too. The Sun
I think we see prospects -- although we understand that we're into perhaps what some call the bumpy landing, we think we see some prospects for long-sustained growth with low rates of inflation. Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry
Passengers will have little reason to complain about the suspension which copes well with uneven and bumpy roads.
Youth, is doomed to be bumpy, with sweat and tears, have a grievance, unwilling and failure.
Everyone gets a less bumpy ride. Times, Sunday Times
Yes, it's a slightly bumpy ride on my trusty bike, but I'm grateful that some vehicle drivers can no longer tear along at high speeds.
Cervical eversion also called ectropion means that the kind of tissue lining the cervical canal also grows on the outer vaginal part of the cervix, making it red, with a bumpy-looking texture that is smooth to the touch. OUR BODIES, OURSELVES
Nothing in life is despair, a series of disaster will be can't withstand the sunshine nightmare, to be bumpy.Life is the dojo, alive is a kind of practice.
It induces euphoria, numbs concentration and generally slows down reactions, increasing the likelihood of a bumpy return to earth.
Real driving also requires intense concentration and unexpected physical exertion as the car goes around the bends and over the bumpy surface. Times, Sunday Times
The wide paved road degenerated into a narrow bumpy track.
On a bumpy water-based pitch, the aerial pass from the back proved a useful weapon and it was from this route that Nick Bluett was able to notch his 14th goal of the season.
She had bumpy skin and her cheeks were pretty chubby too. The Sun
We just landed in an open field in those days and there seemed to be just one shed for an airport, and we were all feeling a bit airsick because of this bumpy journey up from Djibouti.
The drivers have all been complaining about the bumpy surface. Times, Sunday Times
The ground is bumpy in places.
No fancy features which ensure outstanding comfort or softness; what you get here is a very basic pillow which feels bumpy and uneven.
The terrain of teen books is marvelously bumpy, each title an atlas of emotional highs and lows.
The bumpy road took us through ramshackle villages and dusty towns past waving schoolchildren in white uniforms. The Sun
One type is a flat, dark brown spot (a benign melanocytic nevus), another is pigmented and slightly raised (a junctional nevus), and there are also flesh-colored bumpy moles (intradermal nevi). Simple Skin Beauty
This particular town was renowned for its rocky and bumpy road.
Many inland properties can be reached only by bumpy dirt tracks. Times, Sunday Times
The brand has had a bumpy time recently. Times, Sunday Times
The straights aren't so long that they place an absolute premium on outright power, while the chicanes and bumpy track surface demand good handling characteristics.
The road was bumpy and Mike's low-rider was taking it with a little bounce.
As they aged, the extension mirror adjustment began to slip out of position on bumpy roads.
It was big, with pink frosting and sugary lettering arranged across its uneven, bumpy surface: ‘Happy Fifteenth Birthday Roberta’.
The path ahead this year could be bumpy. Times, Sunday Times
The suspension is excellent and it coped very well with the pre-Olympic roadworks around Athens, as it did on bumpy rural roads further out into Attica.
Karen grabbed hold of Benjamin as the wagon bounced over the bumpy road, and the children scooted as close as they could to the front of the wagon.
The wide paved road degenerated into a narrow bumpy track.
It certainly feels that way on a bumpy road in the sportier models. Times, Sunday Times
The drivers have all been complaining about the bumpy surface. Times, Sunday Times
For the foot-tapping, we must turn to the folksy Balkan dance melodies, the bumpy 'New Age' arrangement of a passamezzo by Mainerio and Pickett's bongo-enhanced version of a chanson by Le Jeune. AvaxHome
That way, your bud doesn't have to deal with stumbling or losing his or her balance when the train comes to a bumpy stop.
It can generate mild flushing, persistent redness, or the more severe papular kind of acne rosacea with bumpy pimples and sometimes thickening of the skin rhinophyma. Simple Skin Beauty
A bumpy discursiveness was always his method's mark, even his forte, but here it shows excessive wobble.
One type is a flat, dark brown spot (a benign melanocytic nevus), another is pigmented and slightly raised (a junctional nevus), and there are also flesh-colored bumpy moles (intradermal nevi). Simple Skin Beauty
Picnics cry out for rude plenty, the cheap and cheerful bottles that are able, above all, to withstand a hot or bumpy journey.
The road had been recently rocked and his tires had little traction on the bumpy surface.
They go juddering down a bumpy hill, do something silly in the air and then judder a bit more. Times, Sunday Times
Real wages are rising strongly and, though the path will be bumpy, productivity should recover. Times, Sunday Times
Not wanting to mow a bumpy hillside, I dug up the grass and weeds and added a variety of shade-loving groundcovers -- hosta, astilbe and vinca. Suzy Bales: Spring Bulbs: Nature's Wonders
Nothing in life is despair, a series of disaster will be can't withstand the sunshine nightmare, to be bumpy.Life is the dojo, alive is a kind of practice.
Too often the music's lyricism is scuttled by his bumpy legato, its tremendous strength is held in check, and the soundstage turns powerful phrases into key-pounding exercises.
Since then his life couldn't have been any more bumpy or gruelling had he set off down a mogul run on a tea tray.
Fear not if the road is slippery or especially bumpy, as the friendly traction control light will illuminate and the electronic gubbins will kill wheelspin and steady your trajectory in a jerk-free manner.
The path ahead this year could be bumpy. Times, Sunday Times
But the view of the spur that separates the Soufriere and Anse Chastanet bays is well worth the bumpy walk.
Real wages are rising strongly and, though the path will be bumpy, productivity should recover. Times, Sunday Times
This bumpy track is hard on the suspension and drivetrain, too. Times, Sunday Times
The fragile china survived the bumpy journey safe and sound.
Assessment of passenger comfort will have to await testing on Ireland's notoriously bumpy road surfaces.
The top part of the incision is a bit bumpy, as you can see, so I spend a lot of time massaging it really hard to break up the collagen fibers. Nose Mohs Update - 8 Weeks Post Op
She was startled back to the present when the car began its bumpy ascent up the brick drive to her grandmother's house.
We're very realistic about the short-term bumpy road ahead of us and are proactively preparing ourselves for the future. SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
Mine recently sent me on a bumpy cross-country trip on potholed non-motorway roads. Times, Sunday Times
Employ skilled operators to resurface damaged trenches with a smooth finish, instead of bumpy uneven surfaces.
Also, try to steer clear of the shoulder, bumpy patches and potholes, which can be tough on your tires.
Youth, is doomed to be bumpy, with sweat and tears, have a grievance, unwilling and failure.
Plus, with its magical smoothness, it's unflappable in bumpy corners, carving where other bikes are bouncing and shimmying.
Neal drove the last mile down the bumpy road towards the highway.
Plenty of varied road work ranging from motorways to the bumpy bog roads as well as a lot of urban use didn't faze this Nissan beaut.
That can be a very bumpy road, but they are at least halfway through that process. Times, Sunday Times
The East Timorese are steering their own course, but it promises to be a bumpy ride.
Even if the road is bumpy, the wheel must go forward; even if the river roaring waves, ships are sailing.
Traffic snarls, uneven and bumpy roads and pollution have made life miserable for the residents of Koramangala.
It's been a bumpy ride. Times, Sunday Times
Bumpy, soccer-ball-sized burls punctuate one side; elsewhere it's crisscrossed with deep fissures that create bold basketweave patterns.
Other triggers include stuffy interiors, sweet and greasy foods and winding or bumpy roads. The Sun
It is going to be a bumpy ride. Times, Sunday Times
By the time the full disc of the sun detaches itself from the eastern horizon, I can see land, a bumpy darker line above the dark water.
Diversified international-stock mutual funds rose 13.3% on average in the year through Dec. 30, propell ed by a 7.4% fourth-quarter advance, according to data from investment researcher Morningstar Inc. Those returns paled against gains for U.S. stock funds of 18.9% and 12.4% for the year and final quarter, respectively, but nonetheless brought relief from a bumpy and sometimes treacherous ride. Bloom Comes off International Stock Funds
Youth, is doomed to be bumpy, with sweat and tears, have a grievance, unwilling and failure.
But it was hard going for most of the match as a strong wind, bumpy playing surface, blinding sunshine and competitive opponents made it difficult for Padiham to get any sort of rhythm to their play.
The route was really bumpy from the Irish sea meeting the Atlantic Sea (the locals say that they don't get along well). TravelPod.com Recent Updates
With great relief, I can say we've landed without any mechanical failures, though there were some bumpy patches along the way.
Their bumpy quality comes from the raised relief so blind people can identify different bills by feel.
Tho iz a liddle eezier wif taht rumpy bumpy up in teh air furst! giggloz! Plz won’t u be - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
Let's say that as an alien you arrive in your space-ship, have a bumpy landing and succumb to amnesia.
Sure, there would be issues with narrow roads and a bumpy surface - but those are exactly the factors that make Monaco such a special test of drivers' skills.
It deserves our support on the bumpy road still ahead. Times, Sunday Times
There are still lifes, ships on bumpy seas, country scenes, twisting rivers and abstract shapes.
Let's say that as an alien you arrive in your space-ship, have a bumpy landing and succumb to amnesia.
Singing" insects, such as crickets, utter sounds called stridulations by rubbing the edge of one forewing called a scraper against a hard bumpy surface called a file on the opposite forewing. Chron.com Chronicle
For those curious to try barefoot running but leery of Tulsa's bumpy roads, a company called Vibram has a solution: its FiveFingers running shoes. Undefined
They have had a bumpy ride since a profit warning last year. Times, Sunday Times
The ball was moving along, slowly losing momentum on the bumpy ground.
Stamford Bridge missed the chance to go second as they were held to a scoreless draw by Fulford United in an even game spoilt by the wind and a bumpy pitch.
Sharp, rocky, and bumpy, there is a cave that is always half-filled with water, more so during high tide, and the current is always right that we do not stir when we sleep.
I've been nosing around inside the 125-year-old building with its high ceilings, original windows and bumpy plaster.
Nothing in life is despair, a series of disaster will be can't withstand the sunshine nightmare, to be bumpy.Life is the dojo, alive is a kind of practice.
In addition to the frog tongue, in whose banderole she painted a fly, Ellen Cherry gave Boomer the black, bumpy tongue of a chow dog. Skinny Legs and All
Our ride is bumpy as we weave along craggy mountain roads. The Sun
A car rumbled over the bumpy dirt road, leaving behind a whirl of white dust.
The bumpy flight to a grassy jungle airstrip was just 45 minutes but it took us back a thousand years. The Sun
Investors must be prepared for a bumpy ride. Times, Sunday Times
And so our bumpy journey to the valley continues. Times, Sunday Times
What should have been a fast flowing cat-and-mouse chase, with the highs and lows of your stomach on a bumpy sea ride, manoeuvres into two-and-a-half hours of drab mishmash.
You can hire a car for around ￡20 a day but beware bumpy roads.
Conditions were difficult in Bangor as the match was being played on the Hibs'second pitch and the bumpy surface did nothing to enhance a game which lacked imagination from the start.
But it could be a bumpy road to get there. Times, Sunday Times
The town ended sharply, and we were driving along a bumpy lane through the jungle at reckless speed.
The doors now creak at low speeds over bumpy roads. Times, Sunday Times
Even if the road is bumpy, the wheel must go forward; even if the river roaring waves, ships are sailing.
Curling ice is not like the ice you skate on, the surface is "pebbled" or bumpy. BlogHer
It's a bumpy, slow ride, and the visitor won't forget the final stretch, when the distance between the bus 'wheels and a great, yawning abyss is a matter of inches. Real de Catorce: an outpost of progress
It is going to be a bumpy ride. Times, Sunday Times
Following a long and bumpy flight I was parched and peckish. Times, Sunday Times
Baglio Segesta and Tenute Margana, Segesta You definitely need a 4x4 as your hire car to stay at this pair of agriturismos: they're a couple of miles from the nearest road up a track for which the word bumpy is totally inadequate. A Sicilian opening in the wild west
Sometimes, out for a walk, as you break your way through the prickly pear, you notice that it is rather bumpy underfoot, and only a certain regularity in the bumps tells you that you are walking over skeletons. Marrakech
If you have gynaecomastia, the doctor will usually be able to feel a smooth disk-shaped lump behind the nipple; whereas cancerous lumps are usually more bumpy and uneven.
The new legislation faces a bumpy ride .
After rubbing them against the bumpy bark, I had covered them in a pungent sticky sap, designed to protect the trees from the tendency to rot in such a wet environment.
However much a bumpy surface might have inconvenienced both sets of players, it hardly excused the lack of control and horrible mistiming of the ball which characterised the first half.
But that quartet of loving and resentful, wounding and forgiveness-begging infighters - sometimes funny, sometimes pathetic, and ultimately tragic - is now a car with unaligned wheels lurching ahead on a bumpy road.
It is comfortable for cruising long distances on motorways as well as driving up bumpy mountain tracks. Times, Sunday Times
It was a dusty and incredibly bumpy journey to Kabul, along roads whose tarmac had been destroyed by tank treads and missile attacks.
As soon as we were out of town the road deteriorated into a random pattern of craters on a wide, bumpy highway lined with elms and robinia. Wildwood
By the time the full disc of the sun detaches itself from the eastern horizon, I can see land, a bumpy darker line above the dark water.
The road was bumpy, as if sending her heart into jerky movements too.
Everyone gets a less bumpy ride. Times, Sunday Times
This cumbersome load makes for a bumpy journey, but it also means there is always something to occupy your attention. Times, Sunday Times
For example, the wheels are made of an elastic material to absorb more of the shock from bumpy roads and reduce noise.
Toms was surprised by the number of putts players made because he thought the greens were bumpy from the soft conditions. USATODAY.com - Medinah carved up after wet, cloudy week
Despite the convincing victory, Lula's road to the presidential palace was long and bumpy.
He was getting nearer to himself, travelling on a long loop of bumpy path through the trees.
Bumpy rides and clamoring restaurants used to be my worst nightmare, but as soon as I grabbed a headphone set, the world became my very own desk.
In Cuba the citrus comes courtesy of a naranja agria, or “sour orange,” a fruit that looks like a bumpy green orange but tastes like a lime. SARA MOULTON’S EVERYDAY FAMILY DINNERS
By the time we straggle into Bimbila, Schroeder has ridden 20 miles on a bumpy dirt track without a saddle, not complaining once.
Even if the road is bumpy, the wheel must go forward; even if the river roaring waves, ships are sailing.
The poor suspension gives a rather bumpy ride.
This cumbersome load makes for a bumpy journey, but it also means there is always something to occupy your attention. Times, Sunday Times
We bought a low-slung wooden chair to put in the back of our truck - an investment of £1.50 that gave our backsides a little respite on the bumpy roads.
Skatestoppers also sells these little metal discs that can be affixed to flat concrete, making a smooth surface bumpy.
We drove along a narrow, bumpy road.
Nothing in life is despair, a series of disaster will be can't withstand the sunshine nightmare, to be bumpy.Life is the dojo, alive is a kind of practice.
One experience few will want to recall is that of feeling ill during a bumpy air journey.
It is comfortable for cruising long distances on motorways as well as driving up bumpy mountain tracks. Times, Sunday Times
If you have gynaecomastia, the doctor will usually be able to feel a smooth disk-shaped lump behind the nipple; whereas cancerous lumps are usually more bumpy and uneven.
It was, as you would expect, a pretty bumpy flight. The Sun
The new bill could be in for a bumpy ride when it is put before parliament.
Sidecar Faces a Bumpy Ride In Congress, the word sidecar doesn't call up images of a one-wheeled device precariously attached to a motorcycle — but it's a risky vehicle all the same. Obama Brings Health-Care Push to Ohio
Increased vibration is not what is needed on an already bumpy track.
After several hours on a bumpy road, you will be rewarded with some of the most spectacular and memorable sightseeing of your trip.
After a bumpy end to our four and a half hour flight to Paphos in the south-west of the island, we were faced with torrential rain, gale force winds and the kind of temperatures we hoped we'd left behind in Ireland.
The business has had a bumpy ride over the last twelve months, but profits are growing again now.
It's a bumpy drive down the old farm track, but the farmer will let you park in the adjacent field. Times, Sunday Times
We just landed in an open field in those days and there seemed to be just one shed for an airport, and we were all feeling a bit airsick because of this bumpy journey up.
The straights aren't so long that they place an absolute premium on outright power, while the chicanes and bumpy track surface demand good handling characteristics.
Hang on tight - it's going to be a very bumpy ride.
The pair, who used their two-week summer holiday for the journey, finished on time, despite a bumpy ride.
It's a rough and bumpy road, zigzagging up from Argentière to the false summit of the Col de Montets.
The doors now creak at low speeds over bumpy roads. Times, Sunday Times
His glasses, owing to their weight, slipped to the bumpy end of his nose. RUNNING FROM THE LAW
The suspension copes well with our broken streets and bumpy corners hold no fears for it.
I certainly had some experiences, sometimes bumpy and rough, sometimes good. The Sun
Visitors, if they are not already dead choked by air pollution and bumpy roads, are always nervous and edgy at the thought of the traffic jams and missing a flight or a train.
It's a bumpy drive down the old farm track, but the farmer will let you park in the adjacent field. Times, Sunday Times
They go juddering down a bumpy hill, do something silly in the air and then judder a bit more. Times, Sunday Times
With a grunting groaning sound the old jeep started up again, and they began the bumpy journey south to civilisation, leaving clouds of red dust to settle behind.
After a bumpy landing, all the passengers cheered and thanked the pilot.
Castanet-like handclaps trigger long, guttural sax lines; electronics fly across the speakers and give way to free-blasting; and odd, pogo-dancing themes over bumpy drumming sound like punk interpretations of Parisian cafe music.
The new suspension completely overcomes that old Honda tendency towards bounce on rough surfaces, so the car holds on well on bumpy corners.
Humans reach the house by a series of hairpin bends up bumpy woodland tracks. Times, Sunday Times
The doors now creak at low speeds over bumpy roads. Times, Sunday Times
Sadly there has been an alarming deterioration and £100,000 is to be spent on the bumpy and heavily-sanded surface in the close season in an attempt to put things right.
The path ahead this year could be bumpy. Times, Sunday Times
He said he expects the Bill to have a bumpy ride as it goes through further readings and committee stages.
It was the same man who had jostled her repeatedly during a bumpy ride on the Lexington Avenue Express subway.

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