bug
noun
a hemipterous insect.
had bugged
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past perfectof bug.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Perlasca was led to believe the Vatican prosecutors had bugged the table and were recording their conversation, though no recording has materialized.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2022
He met with James A. Baker III, the United States secretary of state, and even gave Robert S. Strauss, the American ambassador, 70 pages of detailed schematics showing how the Soviets had bugged the U.S.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2022
There, Rachel’s Mercedes — which he had bugged with a tracking device that detectives found afterward, according to a police report — stood empty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2020
On Wednesday, he was asked about rumors that a Chinese Christian activist, Bob Fu, had bugged his laptop or iPad as part of an effort to control him.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2013
About half of the Vigilantes, businessmen who belonged to one or another of the volunteer companies had bugged out for their fire stations already.
From Four-Day Planet by H. Beam Piper
