Examples of jumbo in a Sentence
the winner in the contest for biggest pumpkin was a jumbo that weighed in at over a thousand pounds
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Credit needed 620 for conventional, 500 for FHA loans, 660 for jumbo, none for some non-qualifying mortgages.
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Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
And who could forget her stunning jumbo twists at the 2024 Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show?
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 26 Jan. 2025
These bells and whistles are features of a new jumbo store format that Dick’s is opening across the country.
—Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Following the Fed’s jumbo, 50-basis-point cut in September, mortgage rates have risen in tandem with the yield.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
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Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
And who could forget her stunning jumbo twists at the 2024 Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show?
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 26 Jan. 2025
These bells and whistles are features of a new jumbo store format that Dick’s is opening across the country.
—Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Following the Fed’s jumbo, 50-basis-point cut in September, mortgage rates have risen in tandem with the yield.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Jumbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jumbo. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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from Jumbo, name of a huge elephant shown by circus owner P. T. Barnum
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