bust

Example Sentences

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Connecticut’s sluggish recovery from the 2008 housing bust, meanwhile, prompted home builders to flee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Long before that, it had become clear that Sora was a bust.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Deutsche Bank analyst Melissa Weathers wrote recently that investors were likely exercising more caution “given past memory bust cycles,” adding that those fears are “difficult to disprove in the near term.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

"You go into it thinking it's win or draw or bust, basically. Then you find yourself 3-0 down. You're thinking 'we've really messed up the chance, haven't we?'"

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Last night going over to Claire’s house had been a bust.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin