Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

bureau

[byoor-oh] / ˈbjʊər oʊ /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

At that time, the bureau said the suspension was "not an indication of the final outcome" in the matter.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

The largest award the bureau has put forward this year, $40 million, is for the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, which was created by Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

Before joining Heard on the Street, Aaron was deputy China bureau chief for Dow Jones Newswires in Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

He has worked as deputy chief in the New York corporate news bureau, an editor in the technology bureau and led reporters on Dow Jones Newswires’s spot news team.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

But he took it from the top of the bureau and went to the bathroom.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

You can assist her in cutting up her credit cards and freezing her accounts at the major credit bureaus to make it difficult for her to take out more loans.

From MarketWatch Jun. 27, 2026

Landlords historically did not report on-time rent payments to credit bureaus, but housing and consumer advocates have long argued that renters should receive credit for making their largest monthly payment on time.

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

He has held numerous roles at the network over a four decade run, anchoring the “CBS Evening News,” co-hosting the division’s weekday and Saturday morning shows, covering business and reporting from overseas bureaus.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Asa previously reported on semiconductor companies from the Journal’s San Francisco and New York bureaus, where he covered Nvidia’s rise amid the AI boom and Intel’s struggles to turn itself around.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

The five bureaus were painted with wavy stripes of pale and paler lavender.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

John Lewis said the decision to close its in-store bureaux de change was due to falling demand and that it would move gift-wrapping services from a specialised area to its tills.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Guests were seen hugging, making calls, texting friends and loved ones, and their news bureaux.

From Barron's Apr. 26, 2026

He fears he will be reported to one of Kenya’s three credit bureaux, jeopardizing his chances of being able to borrow more to grow his business.

From Reuters May 25, 2018

It's recently been adding international bureaux, including a UK headquarters in Scotland.

From BBC Feb. 10, 2017

If the bureaux for the letters to be sent out of Paris could still work, those for the collection of the letters from abroad were at a stand-still.

From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.




Vocabulary lists containing bureau


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training