Examples of burg in a Sentence
moved from a small town into a much bigger burg
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Traffic cruised along the main corridor connecting Kansas City, Raytown and Lee’s Summit through the small burg of Knobtown over the summer months, but now, work at the intersection is ramping up again.
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
Just 1,890 people live in the tiny Midwestern burg, but there must be at least that many guns to go around.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
New faces are finding them, from Bokey locals and folks from outer-burgs like Debary and DeLand to longtime regulars from Kissimmee and Lake Nona.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
The North Shore Scenic Drive stretches along the shore from Canal Park in Duluth, Minnesota, through lovely burgs and placid woodlands and onto to the international border at Grand Portage.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
Just 1,890 people live in the tiny Midwestern burg, but there must be at least that many guns to go around.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
New faces are finding them, from Bokey locals and folks from outer-burgs like Debary and DeLand to longtime regulars from Kissimmee and Lake Nona.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
The North Shore Scenic Drive stretches along the shore from Canal Park in Duluth, Minnesota, through lovely burgs and placid woodlands and onto to the international border at Grand Portage.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Burg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burg. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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burg
noun1
: a fortress or walled town in the Middle Ages
2
: city sense 1, town
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