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Examples of butt in in a Sentence
stop butting in on my personal life
Recent Examples on the Web
Advertisement Bathrooms, featuring 1,100 toilets and urinals, are strategically placed throughout the concourse, with no more than 100 feet separating them, according to estimates from staff, guaranteeing fewer butts on toilets and more butts in seats.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Some albums are made for chin-stroking, with deeply complex, intellectually challenging lyrics, song structures, instrumentation and production, creations that deeply stimulate the brain but leave the butt in neutral.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
But the gambit is about getting more butts in seats, bringing people back to the movies and back in the habit of seeing independent film.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Aug. 2024
Keeping your baby's name a secret will prevent those awkward conversations about the name’s meaning and cut down on opportunities for friends and family members to butt in with their own—unasked for—name suggestions.
—Casey Clark, Parents, 23 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1899, in the meaning defined above
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“Butt in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butt%20in. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
butt in
verb
: to meddle in someone else's business
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