How to Use in the bud in a Sentence

in the bud

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• The Stars attempted to deal Robertson to the Kraken, but Robertson nipped that in the bud.
  — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 22 July 2026
• Whatever the interpretation, unless it's nipped in the bud, it can be magnified by expansion across sites.
  — Andrew Zhyvolovych, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
• The ultimate test for whether Dryad’s system or Seneca’s drones can nip fires in the bud will come if fire agencies deploy them during the lengthening wildfire season.
  — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
• Mercifully, Candace nips that potential Harold and Maude situation in the bud, leaving Steenburgen with her dignity intact.
  — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
• Both Wood and Abrams spent the offseason making sure that the issues that disrupted last year’s production — for Wood, strengthening his lower half, and for Abrams, fixing his bat path and rotation — were nipped in the bud.
  — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 16 July 2026