Example sentences for: bust

How can you use “bust” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • "International Papers" is a worldwide version of our popular Today's Papers column, synthesizing and commenting on what leading newspapers outside the United States are saying about the major news stories (Al Gore was a bust in Kyoto, apparently), and noting stories that are being ignored in the United States but loom large elsewhere.

  • Despite an all-star cast (Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharon Stone) and a Michael Crichton story, Barry Levinson's latest directorial effort is a big-budget bust.

  • And--this is Ellis' biggest break in the 20/20 segment--Diaz doesn't quote Ellis' astonishing admission that until about a year ago the fellow who was "like a brother to me," convicted with Ellis in his methamphetamine bust, was a partner in Metabolife.

  • The Wall Street Journal reports some numbers indicating that the Internet IPO boom is bust.

  • A bronze bust (1900) of Italy’s most celebrated goldsmith, Benvenuto Cellini, holds a position of honor in the middle of the bridge with a vantage point of lovely views.


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