How to Use bump up in a Sentence

bump up

phrasal verb

• But in actuality, each character is bumping up against the limits placed on them by potent forces beyond their reach.
  — Zachary Siegel, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
• So, please sit back, bump up the volume, and buckle up for a wild ride of epic tunes.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
• The footrests attach to the frame right along where the chain runs, and their bolts frequently bumped up against it.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2024
• Trevon Diggs bumped up from No. 10 to No. 8 this season.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 12 July 2023
• But after three months, the blend would be bumped up to 10% hydrogen.
  — Brooke Staggs, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2024
• Compared to those who don’t drink, just one drink a day can bump up your breast cancer risk by 5% to 9%.
  — Monica Swahn, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
• The British capital bumped up to the eighth spot after coming in 17th last year.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 June 2024
• Do those startups get bumped up in the waiting line for your hardware?
  — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2024
• Sunday’s show bumped up against night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2024
• Amazon, last August, bumped up the price of Amazon Music by a buck to $9.99 per month.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 3 June 2024
• And Disney is bumping up the cost of Disney Plus and Hulu’s ad-free tiers next week.
  — Jay Peters, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2023
• She was bumped up to co-anchor for the full morning newscast three months later.
  — Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
• The phones also get a big camera boost, with the main rear camera getting bumped up to 48 megapixels.
  — Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2023
• Martinez going 0 for 4 after being bumped up to the No. 3 spot.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
• India accepted a move down to fifth in the lineup, and De La Cruz embraced a bump up to the leadoff spot.
  — The Enquirer, 31 July 2023
• The proposals are viewed as an attempt to try to bump up Democratic turnout.
  — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2024
• Sure, highlights and balayage can bump up your base, but getting right down to the root is another thing.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 22 June 2023
• Unemployment in the sector bumped up in February to 3.5%, but dropped in March to 3%.
  — Eoin Higgins, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
• The rate among Black American homeownership sits at 44%, and has only bumped up by 0.4% in the last decade.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 14 Feb. 2024
• Last July, the four major teaching unions in the U.K. voted in favor of a 6.5% pay rise, which bumped up salaries for starters and veterans in the field.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 5 June 2024
• The musicians bumped up the tempo a few beats per minute, but mostly followed Laird’s demo as a guide.
  — Tom Roland, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2024
• Rob Rausch has been bumped up to a main cast member after appearing as a Casa Amor boy in Season 5.
  — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 4 June 2024
• Thursday’s high is expected to be 74, with more fog in the morning, and Friday will bump up to 78, the weather experts say.
  — The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2023
• Along with housing costs, mortgage rates also bumped up.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2024
• Adding a football team does bump up male enrollment for the first year, but the effect fades after about three years, research has found.
  — Susan Dominus, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
• For those thinking about selling their home, upgrades might also bump up the value.
  — Jeastman, oregonlive, 25 July 2023
• That doesn’t mean bumping up protein is a metabolic panacea.
  — Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 14 June 2023
• Costco is bumping up the price of its membership fees for the first time in seven years, according to a CNN report.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 July 2024
• Then, Heckert suggests, bump up your saving rate by 1% every six months.
  — Tanza Loudenback, wsj.com, 11 Jan. 2024
• His stake was bumped up in late April when a bonus, known as earnout shares, was triggered by the company’s share price staying above certain levels.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 21 June 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024