bud

Example Sentences

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Had a military coup been nipped in the bud?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

This is why a lot of Jews want to nip that rhetoric in the bud.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025

When the bloom begins, it starts as a massive green bud and grows fast.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

He seemed to appear at every press conference and Cabinet meeting and was almost always getting on and off Marine One as Trump's first bud.

From Salon • May 21, 2025

For despite the red carnations in bud vases gracing each booth, despite the zebra-striped menus, matchbooks, and napkins, the Zebra Room itself was empty.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides