busted
Example Sentences
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“I lived in Vegas for almost a year, busted my ass to slowly build back up kind of a career in a sense,” he explains.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
An orange car pulled into the parking lot, with a busted taillight, and a few members of the group got up and hobbled over.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
McElroy said Grillo mused about what he would say “if I ever get busted on this by the Feds.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
The NFL has long been a brutal place for young quarterbacks, who can overnight go from the next big superstar to a busted flush.
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
Some of them had grown so big they had busted open.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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