butt

Example Sentences

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"Government has a duty to educate people about the health risks, but beyond that politicians and anti-smoking campaigners should butt out," he tells BBC Scotland News.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Sen. Markwayne Mullin challenged the Teamsters union head to ‘stand your butt up’ so they could settle their differences during a Senate panel hearing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

It has been, unfairly, the butt of jokes and the beige backdrop of childhood dinners.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

Mullin then did stand his butt up, before the bewildered committee chairman, Bernie Sanders, stopped it.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

“It’s so hard to find what my mama calls modest clothes in the regular stores. You know, long enough to cover your butt, half sleeves or longer, not so tight you can’t even breathe.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan