How to Use hump in a Sentence

hump

noun
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  • That's what got the first set of investors over the hump ...
    — Annie O’Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The goal is still the same, to get back to the Finals and get over that hump.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Dec. 2022
  • For the Sixers, that hump has been the Celtics, which have owned them.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2023
  • The steep curve that the wind hits is called the slip face, and the back hump of the deposit is called the stoss side.
    — Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Those three helped the Bucs get over the hump and win the Super Bowl in the 2002 season.
    — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2021
  • But Democrats weren’t quite able to get over the hump after that.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The Vipers have lost in the first round of the playoffs each of the past four seasons and seek to get over that hump.
    — Ian Garcia, The Arizona Republic, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Marian, with 20 turnovers in the game, couldn’t get over the hump in the fourth quarter.
    — Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 22 Jan. 2022
  • Aneesa can't get past the first hump obstacle while Big T clears the first leg of the course.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2021
  • This one gets vinyl stripes that run along the side of the power hump on the hood and then along the doors and rear fenders.
    — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021
  • The Rockets hung around for much of the fourth quarter but could never get over the hump.
    — oregonlive, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Fields and the Bears' offense have been rolling in their last three games, but haven’t been able to get over the hump with a win.
    — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Some teams rely on them to get over the hump more than others.
    — Matt Eppers, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2021
  • And that was a huge lesson, and that’s what really kind of got me over the hump.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 18 July 2021
  • This means there can’t be any humps or deep furrows in the concrete.
    — Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • Dallas cut a 25-point deficit down to eight in the final minute of the third quarter but couldn’t get over the hump in the fourth.
    — Josh Dubow, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2022
  • All past champions have had to get over that hump, just go back over the years.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2023
  • The rest of the second half took on a back-and-forth tone, Utah able to score, but unable to get enough stops to get over the hump.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Jan. 2022
  • For the mid-week hump, guests can visit for Wine Down Wednesday.
    — Myah Taylor, Dallas News, 8 July 2023
  • The Vikings closed the gap to one on two occasions in the fourth quarter, but could never get over the hump.
    — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2022
  • For Harbaugh, that hump was about winning a head-to-head matchup with Ohio State.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 11 May 2021
  • The Blazers continued to play tough in the fourth quarter but couldn’t quite get over the hump.
    — oregonlive, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Can the Colts finally get over the hump against an AFC contender?
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Nov. 2021
  • All of us were there for seven months, busting our hump.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022
  • This would be a good time for Jimbo Fisher to find those one or two plays to get his team over the hump.
    — John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al, 23 Oct. 2022
  • At the back of the trunk there's a hump that presumably encloses some of the battery pack.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2022
  • What to Look for Flip flops with arch support should have a thick insole with a hump in the area where your arch sits.
    — Christian Gollayan, menshealth.com, 25 May 2023
  • The Rams need to get over the mental hump of beating San Francisco.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2021
  • The space between the seats usually has an awkward hump, though.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Before attacking, a moose lays its ears back and the hairs on its hump stand up, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
    — Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2024

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