How to Use "bud" with Example Sentences

1. The new lot could have nipped the bonus fiasco in the bud .
2. So it would be better to nip the problem right in the bud .
3. The lesson from mali is the need to nip fragile situations in the bud .
4. Monitoring the chatter , however , may nip such an epidemic in the bud .
5. Nipping conflict in the bud by silencing dark propaganda would do a lot of good .