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Examples of bug out in a Sentence
the ground soldiers bugged out just before the start of the aerial bombing
the strange visitor bugged out without so much as saying a word
Recent Examples of bug out from the Web
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Zip-open panels on the sides and rear of the tent allow ventilation, while mesh keeps the bugs out.
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More than 1,000 visitors are expected to come bug out.
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Even fans who don't care about Malik Beasley's D-League numbers can bug out watching Jokic do a Magic Johnson impression at 260 pounds: With Jokic as the catalyst, the Nuggets were transformed over the final four months of last season.
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Once testers finish wringing the bugs out of the beta versions, Apple will issue them to customers.
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Generally, the photographers who might have shot some of those images have long since bugged out, or have been captured or killed.
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Origin and Etymology of bug out
bug out Synonyms
Synonyms
bail, bail out, begone, bug off, buzz (off), clear out, cut out, depart, dig out, exit, get, get off, go, go off, move, pack (up or off), part, peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, run along, sally (forth), shove (off), step (along), take off, vamoose, walk out;
Related Words
abscond, decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, get out, run away, scat, scram, skip;
Phrases
beat it, hit the road, pull stakes (or pull up stakes), take a hike (also take a walk), take a powder;
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