bust
noun
a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, especially a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject.
have bust
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present perfectof bust.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This is not to denigrate players who have bust a gut for their country; it's an attempt to explain the real world they live in.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
From the glorious fact, that our bonds we have bust, Let mankind learn the lesson of thorough self-trust, Though our sister States credit may cease to obtain, And no mortal will trust Mississippi again!
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
If it hadn't been for the tight vest I had on, I reckon my heart would have bust my ribs for joyfulness.
From Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders by Henry Wallace Phillips
I should think you would have bust if you hadn't had a chance to let it go.
From A Hero of Romance by Richard Marsh
“It may have got sick in our customers’ bins, or it may have bust in our customers’ hands.
From No Thoroughfare by Wilkie Collins
