Examples of burly in a Sentence
a burly delivery man brought the furniture
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That girl is on fire, though, ripping shots and skinny-dipping at the hotel after-party with Val and Aleksei, who is burly enough to perhaps be the masked owner of gun No. 1.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
Twenty-five years after a stinky, burly green ogre first debuted on the big screen, he will be joined by his teenage daughter, voiced by none other than Zendaya.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Over the years studies have shown the vehicles that rack up the most miles before heading to the auto graveyard tend to be big and burly full-size pickup trucks and SUVs.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
One whack and the burly guard or crime boss henchman is knocked out for the rest of the caper.
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
Twenty-five years after a stinky, burly green ogre first debuted on the big screen, he will be joined by his teenage daughter, voiced by none other than Zendaya.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Over the years studies have shown the vehicles that rack up the most miles before heading to the auto graveyard tend to be big and burly full-size pickup trucks and SUVs.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
One whack and the burly guard or crime boss henchman is knocked out for the rest of the caper.
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Burly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burly. Accessed 25 Mar. 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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