bust open

Example Sentences

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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

He swung with enough force to bust open a steel pinata, but hit nothing but nitrogen and oxygen.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2021

I fall down and bust open my knee.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake