bugged
Example Sentences
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My department chairman intervened, and I avoided arrest—though a student later told me my apartment was likely bugged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The couple kept close tabs on their permit applications and bugged Los Angeles County when they felt things weren’t moving fast enough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
He inserted himself into the talks, arranging meetings in a bugged office building that allowed federal agents to record every word.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2025
He dated actress Amber Heard, giving her Teslas as gifts, but she later worried they were bugged, because she said he was "controlling."
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025
It was his go-to, and whenever he said it, the whole church bugged out.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
