burke

Example Sentences

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Little joy would you have had in most that has befallen since the Reform Bill was passed, to the chivalrous cry of "burke Sir Walter."

From Letters to Dead Authors by Lang, Andrew

Look here—it's no use trying to burke facts.

From Scarhaven Keep by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)

You cannot, beyond a certain limit of time, burke reality.

From The Free Press by Belloc, Hilaire

No use attempting to burke what is open secret.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, August 20, 1892 by Various

There seems to have been a strong determination on the part of the Government to burke the investigation.

From The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion by Dent, John Charles