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Examples of butt in in a Sentence
stop butting in on my personal life
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Which leads us to Better Man’s bitterest irony: All anecdotal evidence suggests the movie flopped precisely because the Williams-as-mo-cap-chimp conceit was just too highbrow to put butts in seats.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
That gift, which wasn’t even a part of Sanders’ contract, was justified for drawing TV eyeballs, putting butts in seats, pulling in media coverage and selling merch.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
Moore speaks to Chalamet; Jenner looks interested in the conversation but doesn't try to butt in.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 Jan. 2025
For young artists, that tends to mean posting clips online, which puts butts in seats and increases follower counts, which helps get jobs.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 31 Dec. 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 30 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
butt in
verb
: to meddle in someone else's business
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