bust open
Example Sentences
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But such events are also drawing the working and middle classes, who bust open savings and borrow money to afford spiraling prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
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
I fall down and bust open my knee.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
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