burke

Example Sentences

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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

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

Better perhaps not to burke the matter that she knew was on his mind.

From The Thousandth Woman by Hornung, Ernest W.

I'm no' gaun to burke ye the nicht; but I canna sleep; I'm sair misdoubtful o' the thing.

From Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography by Hughes, Thomas

Confound the greedy hypocrite!" said Bob; "does he think we shall let him burke the line for nothing?

From Stories by English Authors: Scotland (Selected by Scribners) by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)