bug
noun
a hemipterous insect.
Example Sentences
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They knew every room was bugged, every driver was an informant, every bit of luggage was open to query.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Now it has become a museum called Trent Park House of Secrets, which highlights the role of the team of German speakers, most of them Jewish refugees, who transcribed titbits from the prisoners' bugged conversations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
He inserted himself into the talks, arranging meetings in a bugged office building that allowed federal agents to record every word.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2025
He dated actress Amber Heard, giving her Teslas as gifts, but she later worried they were bugged, because she said he was "controlling."
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025
It still bugged Cole that Edwin and Garvey wouldn’t help with anything.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
