burke
Example Sentences
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You cannot, beyond a certain limit of time, burke reality.
From The Free Press by Belloc, Hilaire
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
There must be no question of trying to shirk or burke it.
From My Friend Prospero by Harland, Henry
There is no need for me to burke the words.
From The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography by Dawson, A. J. (Alec John)
No use attempting to burke what is open secret.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, August 20, 1892 by Various
