Example Sentences

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“We cannot live without gobbling up the world — taking its trouble into our bones and flesh — a kick will bust the trouble loose,” he writes.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2020

If policymakers are willing to put sufficient numbers of officers on the roads and streets, they will bust more offenders before they can kill.

From Washington Times • Jan. 17, 2018

It’s also got to say, “I get that it’s broken out there, and I will bust my tail every day to try to fix it.”

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2016

Even without such a contraption, the show's stars hope the exhibit will bust what they say is the biggest myth of all: Science is just for nerds.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2012

“Makeup! You know Papa will bust a gut if you show up with your face all marked up red as a monkey’s bottom.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu