Examples of burly in a Sentence
a burly delivery man brought the furniture
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In its turn-of-the-century heyday, Creed’s burly post-grunge anthems were everywhere, as Stapp, guitarist Mark Tremonti, Phillips and bassist Brian Marshall scored multiple top 10 smashes on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold millions of albums behind them.
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 18 July 2024
Naushad Ahmed, a burly, middle-class mechanic who owns an auto repair shop on a flood-prone stretch of LBS Road, wondered how the city could deploy resources for the Ambani wedding but fail to tackle basic infrastructure.
—Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Scheana Shay, who married and had a child with a burly trainer from New Zealand named Brock Davies, has shilled for the weight-loss aid Hydroxycut and released a couple of dance singles.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 13 July 2024
For his 75th birthday, the burly, shirtless, and upright Smokey in a ranger hat got a digital makeover.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2024
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 18 July 2024
Naushad Ahmed, a burly, middle-class mechanic who owns an auto repair shop on a flood-prone stretch of LBS Road, wondered how the city could deploy resources for the Ambani wedding but fail to tackle basic infrastructure.
—Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Scheana Shay, who married and had a child with a burly trainer from New Zealand named Brock Davies, has shilled for the weight-loss aid Hydroxycut and released a couple of dance singles.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 13 July 2024
For his 75th birthday, the burly, shirtless, and upright Smokey in a ranger hat got a digital makeover.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2024
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“Burly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burly. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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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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