How to Use clump in a Sentence

clump

1 of 2 noun
  • There is a clump of bushes at the edge of the field.
  • I could hear the clump of his footsteps as he came down the stairs.
  • Take the clump and throw it away.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Dig up the clump and lift it out of the soil.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Do clumps mean that your spice isn't safe to use?
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • Dig up and lift the entire clump.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
  • There are a few ways to divide the clump.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Seeing clumps in a jar can raise a red flag.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • Dig the entire clump and lift it out of the ground.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
  • This is where the best no-clump mascaras come in.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Add half of the beef, breaking up any clumps with tongs.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Dig around the entire clump and lift it out of the ground.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Look for pink growing points near the top of the root clump.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Fruit flies can breed in drains if there are clumps of food caught in your pipes.
    — Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 9 June 2023
  • They can be left in place to form clumps or snipped off to make a new plant.
    — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Place a clump of the sweet potato strings on top of the aioli.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Stir in the pork and quickly break up any clumps that may form.
    — Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2023
  • Each new clump should have at least one eye, better two or three.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Take a clump of soil with the roots to avoid leaving rootlets in the soil.
    — oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Cut the clump into sections with a sharp saw or knife.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Now the players were clumps of broken petals on grass.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
  • Sifting aerates the flour and helps to break up any clumps.
    — Sarah Carey, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The plant is a clump-forming fern with arching stems.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Transfer large clumps of dough to a surface.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
  • There are allegedly clumps of hair next to the hutch.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Three to five vigorous shoots are enough to make a showy clump.
    — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The wet blades tend to get stuck in the mower and land in large clumps on the lawn.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The goal here is to break up any clumps and prevent any sticking.
    — Katie Button, Bon Appétit, 12 Sep. 2023
  • These hardy perennials spread to form dense clumps over time.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
  • These species spread by trailing roots or rhizomes to form clumps.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025

clump

2 of 2 verb
  • The virus clumps the cells together.
  • Time for some more electrolytes, but it’s clumped in the tube!
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The batter will be thick and will clump up a bit on the whisk.
    — Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Rake the spot again to break up clumping soil and smooth it out.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Plus, it's thinned out enough to apply smoothly and clump-free.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Clothes with pet hair can clump and stick to the washing machine, and spread to the next load.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Clothes with pet hair can clump and stick to the washing machine, and spread to the next load.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Clothes with pet hair can clump and stick to the washing machine, and spread to the next load.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The baking soda can clump up and block the dispensers.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Tufts of undercoat loosen, drift on the wind, clump on wet pavement.
    — Catharina Coenen, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Mow when the grass is dry to prevent the clippings from clumping on top of the grass.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2026
  • Don’t wait too long though, if your cinnamon rolls are cold, the glaze will clump, not spread out.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Washing down at home isn’t an easy task, because the feathers clump up when damp.
    — Washington Post, 14 June 2021
  • These are gold NPs that clump together and form tiny spheres.
    — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The wet clippings clump together on the mower blades and in the lawn.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
  • The wet clippings clump together on the mower blades and in the lawn.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The formula didn’t clump or cake on my curly lashes and lasted all day.
    — ELLE, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Cells with the Arc gene crank out proteins that clump into capsids.
    — Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2019
  • Do not overprocess as the almonds will release oils and start to clump.
    — Abigail Abesamis Demarest, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • If done improperly, wet down can clump.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The soaps start to clump together to form the blisters and migrate through the paint film.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Excess starchiness is what causes rice to clump or turn mushy.
    — J. Kenji López-Alt, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Pulse in a short bursts until the mixture looks like small beads but does not clump together.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2021
  • To our surprise, the application didn't clump on the skin or leave any wet streaks.
    — Joseph Cheatham, Men's Health, 14 July 2023
  • Scientists can study this map to see how dark matter has clumped up over billions of years.
    — CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Warm dark matter doesn’t allow matter to clump at small scales, in small regions of space.
    — Rebecca Boyle, Quanta Magazine, 5 Nov. 2020
  • In time, the gas should settle and clump together, forming stars.
    — Quanta Magazine, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Hikers clumped near the cliff’s edge, capturing the scene with their camera phones.
    — oregonlive.com, 1 Aug. 2019
  • The middle size holds 1-pound of brown sugar and even has a a sugar saver that keeps it soft and clump free.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
  • One of your doughs is likely clumped together whereas the other one has not.
    — Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2019

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