Example Sentences

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On Wednesday, Police Chief Jim McDonnell announced that the department had busted a massive cargo theft ring operating out of DJ General Tool & Wire’s Montebello and Huntington Park locations.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

Fallon cracked that even Saint Peter’s players had busted their own brackets: “We had Kentucky.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2022

Wolverines running back Hassan Haskins had run for two touchdowns, and Zach Charbonnet had busted a 70-yard scoring run.

From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2020

MTV had busted classic-rock radio’s hold on America, and now everyone wanted to dress weird and be in a band.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2018

But the security guard who had busted me wasn’t on duty.

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman