Example Sentences

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Nature-loving travelers from around the globe are bugging out over the fireflies, descending en masse on isolated stretches of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Oswald is convinced he is under surveillance from the FBI, but the only people who are bugging his house are Jake and Bill.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2016

They'll manage to find a 70-year-old hippy who thinks the NSA are bugging his beard.

From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2013

First, those little tildes instead of em dashes for the quote attributions are bugging me.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2012

Even team captain Mike Richards skipped practice Wednesday to recover from whatever minor ailments are bugging him.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2011