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On this page you'll find 9 example sentences with Busk. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Busk in a sentence

Related words

Busk | Busking | Buskers | Buskirk | Busker | Buskey | Buskila | Buske | Busks

Busk meaning

  1. To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport.
  2. To sell articles such as obscene books in public houses etc.
  3. To tack, cruise about.

Using Busk

  • The main meaning on this page is: To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport. | To sell articles such as obscene books in public houses etc. | To tack, cruise about.
  • In the example corpus, busk often appears in combinations such as: to busk, the busk, busk outside.

Context around Busk

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

emma 1×

Often after:

outside 2× took 1×

Sentence patterns with Busk

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

apply to busk at the 1× during the busk 1× hoops at busk on the 1× radicles will busk outside of 1× technician emma busk took top 1× there and busk right away 1× under the busk in london 1× used to busk in glasgow 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a lazarus soul 1× haley wanted to 1× simpson who used 1× tarrabelle murphy a 1× the 25 year 1× the radicles will 1×

Common sentence endings:

chip and pin 1× during the busk 1× festival visit bsharp 1× get him through 1× in the town 1× rolling through saskatoon 1×

Words around Busk

Just before it in the word index:

busiswa 2 busisiwe 20 busio 3 busingye 3 busing 57 businesswomen 14

Just after it in the word index:

buske 2 busker 9 buskers 21 buskey 7 buskila 3 busking 39

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Busk

  • In this selection, "busk" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, emma, outside and took stand out and add context to how "busk" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include apply to busk at the and during the busk. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "busk" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with busk

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

If you would like to apply to busk at the festival visit bsharp. (13 words)

Haley wanted to get out there and busk right away, but that night a powerful storm was rolling through Saskatoon. (20 words)

Tarrabelle Murphy, a circus performer, puts on a show with hula hoops at Busk on the Block in Walkerville on Friday. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

A Lazarus Soul vocalist Brian Brannigan, Dublin-based duo Lorkin O’Reilly and Jonny Pickett, and uilleann piper Seamus Ong and his sister Mary-Aoife Ong also performed during the busk. (31 words)

The Radicles will busk outside of the Stiefel Theatre, 151 S. Santa Fe Ave., as concert goers arrive for the ticketed Beach Boys performance, which starts at 8 p.m. (30 words)

Under the “Busk in London” program, street musicians in the British capital will be able to accept noncash payments with contactless cards, wearable technology and chip and pin. (28 words)

Example sentences (9)

A Lazarus Soul vocalist Brian Brannigan, Dublin-based duo Lorkin O’Reilly and Jonny Pickett, and uilleann piper Seamus Ong and his sister Mary-Aoife Ong also performed during the busk.

If you would like to apply to busk at the festival visit bsharp.

It's also worth noting that this is the second year a bat photographed by wildlife technician Emma Busk took top beauty honors.

The 25-year-old told the Glasgow Times: “I used to busk outside of Marks and Spencer’s on Argyle Street in the town.

Haley wanted to get out there and busk right away, but that night a powerful storm was rolling through Saskatoon.

Tarrabelle Murphy, a circus performer, puts on a show with hula hoops at Busk on the Block in Walkerville on Friday.

The Radicles will busk outside of the Stiefel Theatre, 151 S. Santa Fe Ave., as concert goers arrive for the ticketed Beach Boys performance, which starts at 8 p.m.

Simpson, who used to busk in Glasgow, says the sound of a coin hitting a pile of change helped get him through.

Under the “Busk in London” program, street musicians in the British capital will be able to accept noncash payments with contactless cards, wearable technology and chip and pin.

Common combinations with busk

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "busk" in a sentence?
An example: "A Lazarus Soul vocalist Brian Brannigan, Dublin-based duo Lorkin O’Reilly and Jonny Pickett, and uilleann piper Seamus Ong and his sister Mary-Aoife Ong also performed during the busk." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "busk" from authentic English texts.
What does "busk" mean?
Busk means: To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport.
How many example sentences with "busk" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "busk", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.