burr

Example Sentences

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Famous for his encyclopedic knowledge of the benchmark stock index and his fast-paced Brooklyn burr, he has been a markets data maven for everyone from Wall Street analysts to financial journalists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

The following year, his balloon burst a mile above the ground in Virginia, and his re-attempt at the flight saw him wrecked among burr chestnut trees and almost killed.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2024

A longtime champion of the oppressed, and a burr to the powerful.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2024

“Should you have a smile on your face coming to the rink? Absolutely. Should you have a little burr in your saddle every night as the puck drops? Yeah, for sure.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2024

Christopher bent his face to the griffin’s face and whispered, very low, and Gelifen lifted one wing and fluttered it for him, but he did not give his familiar burr.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell