Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of burgee
One tattoo of goats with a Bayview Yacht Club flag, known as a burgee, signifies his first 25 races from Port Huron to Mackinac.
—
Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2021
The men, down to a 7-year-old sailor named Hank, had gold buttons on their blue blazers and red neckties bearing the club burgee.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2021
Outside was given a nautical motif with burgees placed in flowering pots, flags hanging from railings highlighting blue-and-white life preservers personalized with the debs' names.
—Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017
The county seal appears on a light blue burgee, which is considered to be the first Ohio county flag that is the same shape as the Ohio flag.
—cleveland.com, 13 July 2017
Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2021
The men, down to a 7-year-old sailor named Hank, had gold buttons on their blue blazers and red neckties bearing the club burgee.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2021
Outside was given a nautical motif with burgees placed in flowering pots, flags hanging from railings highlighting blue-and-white life preservers personalized with the debs' names.
—Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017
The county seal appears on a light blue burgee, which is considered to be the first Ohio county flag that is the same shape as the Ohio flag.
—cleveland.com, 13 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burgee
Noun
-
These are movies written in flag language, semaphore that can be read clearly from a great distance.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
-
With paint on fabric that is somewhere between a painting and semaphore, another theme is spelled out at the back of the room: tartan.Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
Noun
-
Most demonstrators had the flag of Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, around their shoulders or wore its tricolors on accessories.Riazat Butt, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
-
With a blue cover and a simple tricolor stripe running below the author’s name, rendered in an elegant script, the book recalls the Library of America collection.Oscar Schwartz, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
-
As voting got underway, the FBI warned that its name and insignia were being used in two fake news clips, including one that falsely claimed the FBI was urging people to vote remotely because of a terrorist threat.Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
-
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has alerted Americans to two election videos in which the agency's name and insignia are used, telling people the videos are fake.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
-
With one waft of a sage stick, you’re transported somewhere else entirely.Caroline Tell, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
-
On Saturday at the festival’s Olympia Theatre, however, a distinct waft of emotion was in the air when Athina Rachel Tsangari arrived to present her latest feature Harvest.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
-
Mono County is forecasted to receive up to 8 inches of snow along the Sierra crest.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
-
Le Pen’s political tribe, riding the crest of their record-setting election results in April, still seem to have their eyes set on 2027, the next presidential election.Joseph Ataman, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
The key is not to wave a white flag before the roll has been completed.Jay Paris, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
-
The Brewers waved the white flag, putting first basemen Owen Miller on the mound in the ninth inning.James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2024
Noun
-
Car and Driver reports that the Leaper, which has adorned its cars for several decades, is being eliminated in favor of the badge.Jack Guy, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
-
Levi’s gift cards can be used at one of their tailor shops, found at stores allover the world, which offer tailoring and customisation, including a fun range of badges and pins.Olivia Pinnock, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near burgee
Cite this Entry
“Burgee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgee. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share