busted
Example Sentences
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His diplomacy around fixing a busted sewage system might prove to be crucial to gaining club membership, members said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
He smiled after I busted him for looking, which made me recoil in horror and quickly dart over to hide in the pet food aisle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Newly appointed BBC chief Matt Brittin recently described the licence fee as a "busted flush"
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Louis, in comparison, is kinda busted — gloomy, tortured, unable to fully embrace the everlasting banquet Lestat has laid out for him.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
I was hanging the halter on the gate post when something way down inside me busted wide open.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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