Want to use Bust correctly in a sentence? These 20 example sentences show the word in context, together with its meaning and synonyms like break or separate.

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Bust in a sentence

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Bust meaning

  1. To break.
  2. To arrest (someone or a group of people) for a crime.
  3. 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

break break up wear away fall apart separate break off break apart tear flop poor stony-broke stone-broke skint broke fizzle

Bust in Dutch

Example sentences (20)

His Ukraine invasion is a total bust, yet hermetically-sealed Putin may be the last person to realise, insiders say.

If ever there were a time to bust the outdated myth that the personal and professional should not mix – it is now.

After a long string of flops, Disney and Marvel have been trying desperately to make something that isn’t a bust.

The most “boom or bust” punter in the league in 2022 was Corey Bojorquez with a standard deviation of 12.2 yards.

Taheri plans to spend most of his time in Oradea, Romania, where the bust will be placed at a children’s centre.

The blonde opted for a blue and black bikini top which put her bust on display, paired with silky sports shorts.

It is believed that the people smuggling gang accounted for a fourth of all such crossings up to the point of the bust.

The frame of freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s bust, which was allegedly vandalised on Friday night.

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Multimedia reporter Maeve Van Etten reports about the MLK Love Walk hosted by Bust the B.U.B.B.L.E. on campus.

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.

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.

The big bust came as the House Homeland Security subcommittee held a hearing about organized retail crime.

The nursery in Ardersier shut its doors unexpectedly and, after a scathing report, is now officially bust.

Instead, Cuban officials bust up the assassination plot and arrest all the people who are involved in it.

Lack of developments hours after the buy-bust operation prompted Villanueva to give Azurin the heads up.

Moreover, she opted for a pearl bralette which featured conical cups to cover her bust and thin straps.

Most of the distressed debt linked to the property sector is a result of the real estate bust in China.

The couple got into a bust-up on January 10 when the interior designer, 30, accused the cricketer, 41, of sleeping with Edwards.

Agents seized meth estimated to value P87,000, paraphernalia for using meth, and drug buy-bust money.

Digital currencies have a track record of boom and bust cycles, and with 2022’s fall of Bitcoin, the market is becoming more volatile.

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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
  • bust the
  • bust out

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "bust" in a sentence?
An example: "His Ukraine invasion is a total bust, yet hermetically-sealed Putin may be the last person to realise, insiders say." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "bust" from real English texts.
What does "bust" mean?
Bust means: To break.
What are synonyms of "bust"?
Common synonyms of "bust" include: break, break up, wear away, fall apart, separate, break off, break apart, tear. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "bust" in Dutch?
"bust" translates to Dutch as: barsten, breken.
How many example sentences with "bust" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "bust", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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