bugged out
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Her eyes bugged out as she surveyed the land — teddy bears everywhere.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2016
The local television stations ran an unflattering picture of Christopher with his eyes bugged out.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 26, 2015
"I took my sticks out and saw bars of 4/4 to 3/4 to 5/8 to 3/16 and I looked at that and my eyes bugged out," he said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2013
I clapped a hand over my mouth and nose, and my eyes bugged out but I couldn’t get out of line because of the crush behind me.
From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2012
My eyes about bugged out of my head when I saw the floating bookcase.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
