Sentence examples for had busted from inspiring English sources

"had busted" is a correct and usable form of written English.
It is the past perfect tense of the verb "bust," which means to break open or burst. For example, "We were surprised to discover that the safe had busted open before we arrived."

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Mr. Andino said that he himself had "busted up" unauthorized gatherings.

Technology had busted me, but now technology was helping to absolve my sin.

"One morning I was awoken at 5 by a bunch of renegade cows that had busted through the barbed wire.

D.O.I. had busted a developer for offering bribes, and the developer told D.O.I. that he could help them bust a politician.

He said that he was told not to worry; the guys Jeremy had busted were "small fries," not the murdering type, just low-life drug runners.

She had done this before, when her son had busted open his head, and when her husband crashed during a bike race.

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"They've busted zoning if he succeeds," Mr. Becker said.

"That's why I've busted my butt.

More impressively, trials has busted out of the original warehouse.

He said he should have busted Zobrist inside with a fastball or cutter.

If he had played, say, in three more World Series, would he have busted loose?

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