brogan

Example Sentences

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“Bill came right from the factory and showed up in his old brogans and his old clunk of a car with a notebook full of songs,” Mr. Jones told Rolling Stone.

From New York Times

Donoghue’s prose is as sturdy and serviceable as a good pair of brogans, but never nondescript.

From New York Times

So here's the good news: you never have to remove said brogans except when it's time for bed.

From Newsweek

He stood twisting his brogan toe in the hard-tramped dirt of the cabin yard.

From Project Gutenberg

She is dressed in a slat bonnet, which hides her face in its shadow, brogan shoes, a man's ragged coat, a checkered apron, a dark-colored dress.

From Project Gutenberg