bump into

to hit against something

• The truck bumped into a car.
• The truck bumped into our car.
• While backing up, I bumped into another car and set off its alarm.
• Tom always keeps bumping into things.
• Tom accidentally bumped into Mary and apologized.
• Tom bumped into Mary and spilled his drink on her.
• Tom bumped into Mary and almost knocked her into the pool.
• Tom bumped into Mary because he wasn't looking where he was going.
• The robot's guidance system has gone haywire. It keeps bumping into walls.
• After he bumped into the shelf, the priceless china fell and shattered into fragments.
• Because I wasn't looking where I was going, I bumped into him when we passed. It wasn't his fault.

to meet somebody by chance

• Tom bumped into Mary on his way to school.
• Tom bumped into a Mary on his way to school.
• Tom bumped into Mary this morning on his way to school.
• I bumped into Tom in the supermarket yesterday.
• Tom bumped into Mary the other day at the supermarket.
• What a surprise to bump into you here!
• I bumped into an old friend on the bus.
• I bumped into your father yesterday.
• I bumped into an old friend for the first time in ten years on the Shinkansen the other day.