bust open
Example Sentences
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If I were to allow that door to bust open and if I were to allow myself to have all these thoughts about women, I could lose custody of my children.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2023
It didn’t take long, but it was enough to miss the redshirt freshman running back’s burst to bust open the game.
From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022
“If a lot of them hatch at the same time, they’re able to bust open the cysts,” Ochola says.
From Science Magazine • Feb. 27, 2022
He swung with enough force to bust open a steel pinata, but hit nothing but nitrogen and oxygen.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2021
The kind of tears that burn your eyes, and the sort of sobs that make your chest ache so that you’re sure it’s going to bust open.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
