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Explore Bur through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like burr or pericarp. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Bur in a sentence

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Bur | Bureau | Burning | Buried | Burn | Burned | Burden | Burns | Burial

Bur meaning

  1. A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants.
  2. Any of several plants having such husks.
  3. A rotary cutting implement having a selection of variously shaped heads.

Synonyms of Bur

burr pericarp seed vessel bit remove take take away withdraw

Related words

Other words often associated with Bur or its synonyms:

cover move covering time acquire reduce fragment moment absent accept read add

Using Bur

  • The main meaning on this page is: A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants. | Any of several plants having such husks. | A rotary cutting implement having a selection of variously shaped heads.
  • Useful related words include: burr, pericarp, seed vessel, bit.
  • In the example corpus, bur often appears in combinations such as: bur oak, bur dubai.

Context around Bur

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

tim 1× diamond 1× floating 1× carbide 1× win 1×

Often after:

oak 4× dubai 2× ton 1× oaks 1× fortunately 1× reed 1× reeds 1× mil 1× bank 1× sew 1×

Sentence patterns with Bur

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a diamond bur to smooth 1× after tim bur ton s 1× be a bur oak tree 1× bur reeds get 1× bur that s 1× bur we do 1× by a bur oak located 1× for the bur bank high 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to court 1× alms said firefighters 1× and finally i 1× ann arbor was 1× brigadier abdullah khadem 1× bur reeds get 1×

Common sentence endings:

a second unit 1× al maktoum stadium 1× and hopeful yang 1× bur oak trees 1× for a year 1× girls basketball team 1×

Words around Bur

Just before it in the word index:

buqyaq 2 buqa 2 bupropion 8 buprenorphine 23 bupkis 3 bupe 3

Just after it in the word index:

bura 4 burack 4 buraimoh 2 burak 8 burakovsky 7 buraku 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaj 26 abn 26 aboriginals 26 absalom 26 absolutism 26 abstractly 26

Corpus analysis for Bur

  • In this selection, "bur" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, tim, diamond, floating, oak, dubai and ton stand out and add context to how "bur" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a diamond bur to smooth and after tim bur ton s. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bur" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bur

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Bur that's what happened to me. (7 words)

And finally, I remember floating bur-reed’s name without help. (11 words)

Prima Dental is headquartered in the UK and offers Predator carbide bur. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Brigadier Abdullah Khadem bin Suroor, chief of the Bur Dubai station and head of police stations, said the tourist left his phone in the cab he took to Dubai International Airport before flying back home to France. (37 words)

For the next two decades, Warner Bros. dominated superhero cinema, especially after Tim Bur- ton’s “Batman” in 1989 launched the Caped Crusader as the dark and brooding yin to Superman’s virtuous and hopeful yang. (36 words)

Fire crews were called just after 8 a.m. to a residential fire near Ninth Line and Bur Oak Ave. The fire began in an end townhouse unit and spread to a second unit. (34 words)

Example sentences (18)

For the next two decades, Warner Bros. dominated superhero cinema, especially after Tim Bur- ton’s “Batman” in 1989 launched the Caped Crusader as the dark and brooding yin to Superman’s virtuous and hopeful yang.

This can be trees (from sugar maple to bur oaks), perennials (from swamp milkweed to black-eyed susan), or shrubs (from ninebark to prickly rose).

Unfortunately for you, bur fortunately for many other he has extended his contract for a year.

According to court documents, Dhillon used a tool known as a diamond bur to smooth the girl’s teeth while she was under anesthetics.

And finally, I remember floating bur-reed’s name without help.

Bur-reeds get their name from the spiky seed heads that develop later in the summer.

Her work life was spent at Bur-Mil Industries as a private secretary until she became a homemaker while Elder was in the military.

Prima Dental is headquartered in the UK and offers Predator carbide bur.

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There used to be a bur oak tree there, the biggest (and oldest, in fact it was getting too old) oak tree in Ada.

Brigadier Abdullah Khadem bin Suroor, chief of the Bur Dubai station and head of police stations, said the tourist left his phone in the cab he took to Dubai International Airport before flying back home to France.

Bur that's what happened to me.

Sofia Aslanyan has been a very productive player for the Bur-bank High girls' basketball team.

Zanardi’s immediate task is to prepare his charges for Wednesday’s Bur Dubai derby versus Al Wasl at Al Maktoum Stadium.

Alms said firefighters from North Boone District 3, Stillman, Cherry Valley, Win-Bur-Sew, New Milford, North Park and West Suburban assisted.

Bur we do have a statutory obligation to roast it just the same.

Fire crews were called just after 8 a.m. to a residential fire near Ninth Line and Bur Oak Ave. The fire began in an end townhouse unit and spread to a second unit.

The current record is held by a bur oak located in Buffalo.

Ann Arbor was founded in 1824, named for wives of the village's founders and the stands of Bur Oak trees.

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Common combinations with bur

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "bur" in a sentence?
An example: "For the next two decades, Warner Bros. dominated superhero cinema, especially after Tim Bur- ton’s “Batman” in 1989 launched the Caped Crusader as the dark and brooding yin to Superman’s virtuous and hopeful yang." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "bur" from authentic English texts.
What does "bur" mean?
Bur means: A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants.
What are synonyms of "bur"?
Common synonyms of "bur" include: burr, pericarp, seed vessel, bit, remove, take, take away, withdraw.
How many example sentences with "bur" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "bur", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.