butt

Example Sentences

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What followed was a comedy of errors including military drills that outpaced anything this group of office workers had in mind, a rogue porcupine, stranded airplanes and one syringe to the butt of an employee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Sen. Markwayne Mullin challenged the Teamsters union head to ‘stand your butt up’ so they could settle their differences during a Senate panel hearing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Unlike other horror films, “Undertone” doesn’t make podcasters the butt of the joke or a predictable first-out kill.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

"When you are new into an administration, when a company merges or many other issues and circumstances where you do have to butt heads sometimes," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

He looked like he'd spent the night having a good time, not getting his butt kicked, then waiting up in some dark precinct until his brothers came to his rescue.

From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson