bugged out
Example Sentences
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When I first saw the terribly damaged painting in the J. Paul Getty Museum’s conservation studio nearly three years ago, my eyes bugged out.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2022
Her eyes bugged out as she surveyed the land — teddy bears everywhere.
From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2016
The local television stations ran an unflattering picture of Christopher with his eyes bugged out.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 26, 2015
"I took my sticks out and saw bars of 4/4 to 3/4 to 5/8 to 3/16 and I looked at that and my eyes bugged out," he said.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2013
Tasha bugged out her eyes like she couldn't believe what she was hearing.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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