busted
Example Sentences
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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
The BBC's new director general has described the traditional TV licence model as "a busted flush" and "no longer fit for purpose".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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
“If you went to the hospital with a busted knee, they would fix it, and that would cost more than an IVF cycle.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
He and Mom and I sat at the little kitchen table over bowls of cereal after they busted me.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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