How to Use the hump in a Sentence

the hump

noun
  • But still, those teams could never get over the hump.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • Over the hump and safely into the back half of the week.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
  • Take a baking sheet and place it on the hump of the cutting board.
    — Staff Author, Martha Stewart, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Maybe that would be a move that could get Hagens over the hump.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Over the hump and safely onto the other side of the week.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • Is Babcock the guy to get the Oilers over the hump?
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • Over the hump and safely into the best Thursday of the year.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Can the Wolverines get over the hump Tuesday night?
    — Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Over the hump and safely onto the other side of our first full week of May.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • His teams were always championship contenders but not good enough to get over the hump.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The Clippers, meanwhile, are still trying to get over the hump.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • But Morey's future moves fell short of getting the Sixers over the hump.
    — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • Carolina finally got over the hump and has made it to the Finals.
    — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
  • The Jayhawks had a chance late, despite playing so poorly, but never got over the hump.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
  • That has fueled this year’s team and given them the experience to get over the hump and win the Cup.
    — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • That logic should apply to any move — big or small — that could potentially help the Wild get over the hump.
    — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Sadly, none of them know that the Humpty Dance is their chance to do the hump (Hump to me, baby!
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Carolina won at least a round in each of the previous seven but had consistently failed to get over the hump.
    — Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
  • Real Madrid left-back Fran Garcia took the hump and asked to train alone after a move to Bournemouth was blocked.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Quinn Hughes helping the Minnesota Wild get over the hump and advance to the second round.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 3 May 2026
  • The risk of an outside hire Whether Carroll makes an internal or external hire, the goal of getting over the hump stays the same.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The process of Guerin putting his fingerprints on the roster started to unfold about a year and a half after he was hired to help get the Wild over the hump.
    — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
  • Finch has been the target of criticism from some corners of the Timberwolves fan base for an inability to get over the hump in the playoffs.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 20 May 2026
  • However, Buffalo was never able to get over the hump and into the Super Bowl.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Now Riggio has a full season to adjust and master Double A ball, always considered the hump level on the road to the big leagues.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Will the Hurricanes take advantage of finally getting over the hump in the Conference Finals?
    — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
  • But Travis could never get over the hump in the playoffs and went 0-10 with tough first-round matchups against Katy, Tompkins and, most recently, Pearland.
    — Jon Poorman, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026
  • John Elway finally got over the hump after losing his first three Super Bowls, each in an excruciatingly more lopsided fashion.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, long regarded as one of the best players in the league without All-Star recognition, has made a strong case to finally get over the hump with his best statistical start to a season.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Darnold got over the hump by passing for three touchdowns in a 31-27 victory over the Rams in the NFC championship game at Lumen Field in Seattle.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026

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