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a burly delivery man brought the furniture
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The burly 22-year-old just needed something to go right.
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Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
Emanuel Hershberger—Manny to his friends—has an iron handshake, a bushy chin-strap beard, and the burly shoulders of a man who spends his downtime tending a 40-acre farm without mechanized equipment.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025
Ryan and Rory bring a soulful-style harmony that meshes well with Johnson’s burly, warm vocal and further elevate the song’s timeless sound.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 June 2025
Huge, burly guys were tossing full carcasses out the backs.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
Emanuel Hershberger—Manny to his friends—has an iron handshake, a bushy chin-strap beard, and the burly shoulders of a man who spends his downtime tending a 40-acre farm without mechanized equipment.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025
Ryan and Rory bring a soulful-style harmony that meshes well with Johnson’s burly, warm vocal and further elevate the song’s timeless sound.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 June 2025
Huge, burly guys were tossing full carcasses out the backs.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for burly
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“Burly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burly. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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burly
adjective
bur·ly
ˈbər-lē 
burlier; burliest
: strongly and heavily built
a burly man
burliness
noun
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