Explore Burnaby through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Burnaby in a sentence
Burnaby meaning
A city in British Columbia, Canada.
Using Burnaby
- The main meaning on this page is: A city in British Columbia, Canada.
- In the example corpus, burnaby often appears in combinations such as: in burnaby, the burnaby, of burnaby.
Context around Burnaby
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Burnaby
- In this selection, "burnaby" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, neighbouring, named, robert, north, east and south stand out and add context to how "burnaby" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include found in burnaby s central and ashcrost and burnaby british columbia. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "burnaby" sits close to words such as ame, andes and anglia, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with burnaby
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Burnaby team operates and optimizes this asset exceptionally well. (10 words)
It’s a hidden gem in Burnaby on the border of Burnaby/Coquitlam. (13 words)
A worker welds steel in Burnaby, B.C., on Thursday March 29, 2018. (13 words)
He told the court he visited his sister and their mother at their Burnaby apartment in February that year, but the last time he saw the girl was over a video call a few weeks before she died. (38 words)
In all, the Boundary Commission is proposing six new B.C. ridings – one each in Burnaby, Surrey, Langley, and Vancouver, one in the Langford area on Vancouver Island, and one near Kelowna – taking the total to 93. (37 words)
Burnaby South is a relatively new riding; the district’s boundaries came into effect for the 2015 election and include areas from two neighbouring Burnaby ridings, both of which have leaned NDP in recent years. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Former BC United candidate in Burnaby North Michael Wu will now represent the Conservatives there, with that party's former nominee, Simon Chandler, moved to Burnaby East.
Burnaby South is a relatively new riding; the district’s boundaries came into effect for the 2015 election and include areas from two neighbouring Burnaby ridings, both of which have leaned NDP in recent years.
It’s a hidden gem in Burnaby on the border of Burnaby/Coquitlam.
Protesters at Camp Cloud on Burnaby Mountain have defied a 72-hour eviction notice issued by the City of Burnaby on July 18.
He named Burnaby Lake after his private secretary Robert Burnaby and named Port Coquitlam’s 400-foot "Mary Hill" after his wife, Mary.
A 50-year-old man has been convicted of three counts of arson and sentenced in relation to fires set at two Burnaby restaurants, according to authorities.
A poster with Myles Gray's photo is pictured outside the offices of the B.C. Coroners Service ahead of a public inquest into Gray’s death in Burnaby, B.C., on April 17, 2023.
A teenager has been found dead in a vehicle in Burnaby after what police believe was a targeted shooting.
A worker welds steel in Burnaby, B.C., on Thursday March 29, 2018.
He pointed to Burnaby as one of B.C.’s fastest growing communities, which has also managed to build housing faster than the regional average.
He told the court he visited his sister and their mother at their Burnaby apartment in February that year, but the last time he saw the girl was over a video call a few weeks before she died.
In all, the Boundary Commission is proposing six new B.C. ridings – one each in Burnaby, Surrey, Langley, and Vancouver, one in the Langford area on Vancouver Island, and one near Kelowna – taking the total to 93.
In a Thursday media release, Mounties said the were linked to two alleged fraudulent purchases in Burnaby.
Once complete, the pipeline, running through Langley and other areas of the Lower Mainland, will triple the amount of oil products shipped from Northern Alberta to a refinery and terminal in Burnaby.
The body of the girl, who cannot be identified under the terms of a publication ban, was found in Burnaby’s Central Park in July 2017, just hours after her mother had reported her missing.
The body of the girl, who cannot be identified under the terms of a publication ban, was found in Burnaby’s Central Park in July 2017, just hours after her mother reported her missing.
The Burnaby team operates and optimizes this asset exceptionally well.
The Burnaby teen was reported missing by his parents after 8 p.m., close to the time he was found dead in Hazelnut Meadows Park near 140 Street between 68 Avenue and 70 Avenue.
The other remaining 1911 model is part of the Burnaby Village Museum’s collection in British Columbia.
This movie crew also made a few stops in Canada though, shooting in Merrit, Ashcrost and Burnaby, British Columbia.
Common combinations with burnaby
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in burnaby 33×
- the burnaby 15×
- of burnaby 10×
- burnaby south 9×
- burnaby on 9×
- burnaby rcmp 6×
- burnaby mountain 6×
- burnaby and 6×
- to burnaby 5×
- on burnaby 5×