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

Smith said he was once told that Williamson “got busted hiding food under his bed.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

The rest of the sport found out just how much better it was when Klaebo busted out his innovation at the World Championships in 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Becky busted up laughing, and then we all joined in, even Tamika.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas