How to Use burly in a Sentence

burly

adjective
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  • That thick black stout also leapt out of the glass with a burly boozy aroma.
    — Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 8 Feb. 2018
  • When the burly tight end split wide, the Eagles let their outside cornerbacks cover him.
    — Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • And Montgomery’s burly baritone still plays off nicely against Gentry’s high tenor.
    — Philly.com, 22 Feb. 2018
  • His lure almost hit a burly man on the other side, and that fishermen quickly snapped off the boy’s lure and ordered him to come over there.
    — Brent Frazee, kansascity, 2 Mar. 2018
  • The model is a burly ski mountaineering racing binding that’s frill-free, lightweight, and highly reliable.
    — Miyo McGinn, Outside Online, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Butler exec and Blue handler Michael Kaltenmark leads the burly bulldog onto the court and drops the leash.
    — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 3 Feb. 2018
  • The outfitter builds its Dryden version out of a burly, waterproof canvas that looks natural alongside a full suit and tie or coveralls.
    — Matthew Medendorp, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
  • On an average day inside the city’s winter triage homeless shelter on Railroad Drive, burly pit bull terriers trot on leashes, eager for their walks.
    — Cynthia Hubert, sacbee, 18 Feb. 2018
  • Barwin—a burly, improbably graceful outside linebacker—survived the regime change but was cut at the end of the last season, a casualty of his expensive contract.
    — Zach Baron, GQ, 5 Mar. 2018
  • David, a burly, 6-foot-1-inch 20-year-old who spent most of his appointments with Aran wearing physical restraints, became gentle enough to hug his sister.
    — Debra Kamin, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2018
  • The Alex rims are wide and burly, and both wheels seem to be built well.
    — James Huang, Outside Online, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Wolf, a smidgen over 5 feet tall, was dwarfed by the burly man.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Oct. 2021
  • At their foot was a tall, burly guard dressed in all black.
    — John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
  • The five-speed shifter has long throws, the clutch is heavy, and the engine revs with a burly roar.
    — Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver, 24 Mar. 2020
  • Jones was a burly 6-3 with a thick mustache and a hard stare.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2021
  • The smaller cousins of the burly raven are moving north.
    — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Of those, the S20 Ultra boasts the burliest camera in the bunch.
    — Popular Science, 12 Feb. 2020
  • By the early morning of March 16, the burly 77-year-old was gone.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, ProPublica, 22 Mar. 2020
  • The burly man Corlys is talking to, Alyn, is the one who saved his life, pulling him from the sea.
    — Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
  • All the exits were blocked by burly bouncers and the doors were barred.
    — Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • The truck is straining its burly shoulders against the wind.
    — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 29 May 2020
  • This burly mat is a full 4 inches thick and weighs 4 pounds.
    — WIRED, 18 June 2023
  • The burly Faith Baptist boys proved too much, and the second half was a blow-out.
    — Nick Watt and Jack Hannah, CNN, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Guardians of the Galaxy was the big hit of 2014, making a star out of blond, goofy, burly Chris Pratt.
    — Constance Grady, Vox, 18 July 2024
  • The burly Fenix 5 is on our list of best fitness trackers.
    — Wired Staff, WIRED, 17 July 2019
  • The young, burly bartender with a baby face rushed over.
    — Richard Morgan, Town & Country, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Still, the burly 6-foot-6-inch forward is most proud of his defense.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The steep prices, and the bags’ burly design, put them in the same league as Yeti’s Panga series.
    — Emily Reed, Outside Online, 12 July 2018
  • Until the burly men at the ice house loaded two big bags of ice into the back.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2021
  • That moment capped the group’s two-year effort to climb the burly mountain.
    — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2023

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