Bust is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like break or separate. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Bust in a sentence
Related words
Bust meaning
- To break.
- To arrest (someone or a group of people) for a crime.
- To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
Synonyms of Bust
Using Bust
- The main meaning on this page is: To break. | To arrest (someone or a group of people) for a crime. | To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
- Useful related words include: break, break up, wear away, fall apart.
- Possible Dutch translations are: barsten, breken.
- In the example corpus, bust often appears in combinations such as: the bust, to bust, bust and.
Context around Bust
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bust
- In this selection, "bust" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, drug, went, word, six, lifestyle and money stand out and add context to how "bust" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include turned drug bust in jackson and a bust of mahatma. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bust" sits close to words such as disappear, ditch and durham, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bust
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And following the bust, two men have been arrested. (9 words)
It's Jerusalem or bust, or right of return or bust. (11 words)
After the dot-com bust, he said, “we had to diversify. (11 words)
In this form of the game, a player bust does not always result in an automatic loss; depending on the casino, the player can still push if the dealer busts as well, although the dealer typically has to bust with a higher total. (43 words)
Captain America, who went to the Naval Academy, Roger Staubach, I think his bust is still the most visited bust in the Hall of Fame in terms of what people have interest in. Certainly they set the foundation. (38 words)
Ecology A budget of the ocean's silicon cycle citation Regions of high abundance of Diatoms in the ocean Planktonic diatoms in freshwater and marine environments typically exhibit a " boom and bust " (or "bloom and bust") lifestyle. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
To say Golladay is a bust (six catches for 81 yards, $21million salary) is an insult to the word “bust”.
Captain America, who went to the Naval Academy, Roger Staubach, I think his bust is still the most visited bust in the Hall of Fame in terms of what people have interest in. Certainly they set the foundation.
Two arrested in domestic incident turned drug bust in Jackson Heights: cops - QNS.comTwo arrested in domestic incident turned drug bust in Jackson Heights: cops - QNS.
Ecology A budget of the ocean's silicon cycle citation Regions of high abundance of Diatoms in the ocean Planktonic diatoms in freshwater and marine environments typically exhibit a " boom and bust " (or "bloom and bust") lifestyle.
In this form of the game, a player bust does not always result in an automatic loss; depending on the casino, the player can still push if the dealer busts as well, although the dealer typically has to bust with a higher total.
It's Jerusalem or bust, or right of return or bust.
A bust of Mahatma Gandhi, a gift from India to the UN, was installed here in December last year during the country’s Presidency of the UN Security Council.
A controversial former star is making a comeback to the wrestling scene – decades after an explosive backstage bust-up with Vince McMahon.
After a long string of flops, Disney and Marvel have been trying desperately to make something that isn’t a bust.
After Flybe mark 1 burned through that cash in a year, it went bust in early March 2020, at the start of the Covid pandemic.
After the dot-com bust, he said, “we had to diversify.
Afterward, Comer appeared to tacitly admit the hearing had been a bust.
Agents seized meth estimated to value P87,000, paraphernalia for using meth, and drug buy-bust money.
Although Walker didn’t play much in his two years at Missouri, he feels he’s gone through a natural progression and that he’s ready to bust loose.
And following the bust, two men have been arrested.
Back in 2022, Max had a wild summer while he dated Albert Square regular Shona but, following a series of bust-ups, they cooled their romance.
Begbies is being lined up in case the firm goes bust, and PwC is handling the sale of the business, a source told the BBC.
Booker recently told FOX Sports that he thinks about the Suns' loss to the in the 2021 NBA Finals every single day, adding that since then, each season has felt like championship or bust.
Budget goods high street store Big Bazar which went bust at the end of last month will not be taken over and relaunched, the curators have told staff.
Bust contracts and constant repairs mean the town is constantly under repair, with rubble, cranes and fences giving it more of a dilapidated and ruinous look than desired.
Common combinations with bust
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the bust 19×
- to bust 16×
- bust and 14×
- bust of 13×
- bust in 12×
- went bust 11×
- or bust 10×
- and bust 8×
- bust the 8×
- bust out 8×