busted up

Example Sentences

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“I was too busted up to come earlier. That’s my childhood there, burning up in flames.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2023

Kosteniuk as White allows her queenside to be busted up and renounces castling in exchange for the bishop pair and a half-open b-file, but neither works to her advantage in the ensuring play.

From Washington Times • Jun. 20, 2023

In addition to destroying command posts, bridges, ammo dumps, and other large, fixed targets, HiMARS has also busted up Russian artillery batteries, in some cases a minute after the Russians fired their rockets.

From Slate • Jul. 20, 2022

But then my dad dies, and this guy steps up like nobody in my life because everybody else was busted up.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2022

“I guess I never noticed how busted up our school is,” she said, and she pointed toward the ceiling above one of the classroom doors.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro