bumper crop

noun

: a very large crop
We produced a bumper crop of tomatoes this year.

Examples of bumper crop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web So plant some milkweed to help the monarch butterfly—and to get a bumper crop from your vegetable garden. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 June 2024 Not far away, carrot tops sprout near a bumper crop of cherry tomatoes. Celia Wren, Washington Post, 14 June 2024 Director Eran Creevy and writer Stuart Carolan really killed it on this pair, further cementing The Gentleman’s status as a crime show worthy of the year’s bumper crop of similar series. Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2024 Those of you who regularly read our Car of the Week coverage may have noticed a bumper crop of Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadsters featured over the past year. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2024 This year, there is a bumper crop of ballot referrals from state lawmakers — more than 70. Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2024 Get The Recipe 47 of 75 Fresh Mint Chocolate Pie Have a bumper crop of mint sprouting in the garden? Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2024 Astronomers have found a bumper crop of exoplanets in the past decade, but current techniques aren't good at detecting the smaller ones that might resemble Earth. Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010 Kimmel mocked Aaron Rodgers in March shortly after Rodgers appeared on the Pat McAfee Show and opined that a recent bumper crop of UFO sightings could be a distraction to keep people from thinking about more sinister things in the world. Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024

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“Bumper crop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumper%20crop. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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