Examples of burly in a Sentence
a burly delivery man brought the furniture
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Andrés, a burly, charismatic Spanish American chef who owns dozens of upscale restaurants, founded World Central Kitchen in 2010 to supply aid in natural-disaster zones.
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Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
In ritualistic fashion, fans would line up in droves to watch the burly kid from Sonora take the mound, showing up to Dodger Stadium wearing their Valenzuela apparel.
—Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
The Chapel of the Holy Cross was completed in 1957, built between two burly pillars of rock.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
Friction point: The viral contest is celebrating 10 years of the battle for the burliest bear — but this year, a brutal reminder of the reality of nature delayed the unveiling of the bears by a day.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
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Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
In ritualistic fashion, fans would line up in droves to watch the burly kid from Sonora take the mound, showing up to Dodger Stadium wearing their Valenzuela apparel.
—Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
The Chapel of the Holy Cross was completed in 1957, built between two burly pillars of rock.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
Friction point: The viral contest is celebrating 10 years of the battle for the burliest bear — but this year, a brutal reminder of the reality of nature delayed the unveiling of the bears by a day.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Burly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burly. Accessed 4 Nov. 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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