bugged

Example Sentences

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He inserted himself into the talks, arranging meetings in a bugged office building that allowed federal agents to record every word.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025

Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance told podcaster Joe Rogan on Thursday that he bugged out from a game of mini-golf after he heard of Donald Trump's assassination attempt.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2024

Staff at Pikesville High told them they were feeling unsafe because of all the attention, and they were concerned that the school was bugged with recording devices.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2024

An early-30s account manager told me he had just got his first injections a week ago to get rid of a crease in his forehead that had always bugged him.

From Slate • Sep. 21, 2024

It bugged Emma that Natalie had been at the Greystones’ house without Chess, Emma, and Finn.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix