How to Use Burmese in a Sentence

Burmese

noun
  • Queen Camilla, 76, sported the Burmese Ruby Tiara with a white gown for the evening event.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
  • Some refer to the Burmese of Myanmar, which seems a usage at cross-purposes.
    Hannah Beech, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Alligators are known to eat snakes—like Burmese Pythons in the Everglades.
    Claire Barber, Field & Stream, 20 July 2023
  • Esther speaks three languages: Burmese, Chin and English.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
  • His late mother Queen Elizabeth last rode in the procession on her beloved horse Burmese in 1986 and opted for a carriage in the years that followed.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
  • That means the impact could hit anyone who enjoys a local fish fry, as well as growing refugee populations, such as the Burmese.
    Yessenia Funes, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Several of sapphires are of Kashmir, Burmese and Ceylon origins.
    Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The designer's beloved Burmese has lived a lifestyle nearly as luxurious and chic as his, and following his death, she is rumored to inherit a portion of Lagerfeld's €200 million net worth.
    Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The military’s savagery, long known to ethnic minorities, is now broadcast daily to the wider public on social media, leading many Burmese to reevaluate the armed forces’ role in society.
    Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024

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