bug off

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bug off To keep pesky bugs off your skin, the pants feature a rope lock around the cuffs. Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026 Blast bugs off your house with the garden hose. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025 To keep harlequin bugs off of vegetables, the simplest approach is to cover the plants immediately after planting. Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2025 Relying on Pesticides For decades, many gardeners have relied on chemical pesticides to keep bugs off their plants. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bug off
Verb
  • Last season’s deputy, Mark Travers, could well depart in search of more regular minutes, and a new goalkeeper would need to be sourced in that scenario.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • The tall ships will remain open to visitors through Wednesday before departing Boston Harbor and returning to their home ports on Thursday.
    Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • But with many of the bosses atop those agencies exiting, a new concern over what that may mean is starting.
    Chris Tye, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • The path for a startup to exit and provide returns to investors is narrowing at the same time, according to Magnitt.
    Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • He also was recently retained by the family of a Mississippi 1-year-old who was killed when police fired into a moving car.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • Even 6 inches of moving water can pose a serious risk of knocking you off your feet.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • News of his death – one example of the political violence roiling America in recent years – quickly went global, with graphic videos flooding social media and politicians on both sides of the aisle swiftly condemning the killing.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Leo Jimenez also went deep for the Marlins, who set a franchise record with 12 homers for a three-game series.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • The city banned data centers near transit and the Beltline, but this one is trying to get an exception.
    Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
  • Residents in Congressional District 24 will get a chance to hear from candidates running to fill the seat of outgoing Congresswoman Frederica Wilson at a forum held in Little Haiti.
    Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • The Raptor 3s on that mission experienced in-flight issues, but the startup sequence on the launch pad went off without a hitch.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • On July 7, twin blasts went off near a convoy carrying French President Emmanuel Macron.
    Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • In fact, many were tourists who stumbled on it after getting off the Amtrak, wanting to see the iconic train station.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026
  • As Cashman mentioned, Lombard didn’t get off to the greatest start at Triple-A after the Yankees promoted him at the end of April.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • The new Auto trim feature acts as a one-tap solution, automatically analyzing the video and cutting out unnecessary footage to shorten the timeline.
    Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Once your cake is baked and cooled, use the back of a piping tip to cut out tiny circles.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026

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“Bug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bug%20off. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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