Borg

American  

[bawrg] / bɔrg /

noun

1. Björn born 1956, Swedish tennis player.

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Borg British  

/ bɔrj, bɔːɡ /

noun

1. Björn (bjœrn). born 1956, Swedish tennis player: Wimbledon champion 1976–80; French Open champion 1974–75, 1978–81

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Example Sentences

Soon after Nora’s play opens, her mother dies, bringing Gustav and his two daughters back to their family home, passed down through the Borg family’s generations.

From Salon

The film will be shot in the now-empty Borg family home, aiming for as much authenticity as possible, while doubly ensuring that Nora and Agnes remain in the production’s orbit, no matter how reluctant they are.

From Salon

But Rachel’s frustration and eventual departure from the film spark something in the Borg family.

From Salon

By keeping their shared traumas largely undefined for most of the film, Trier allows the Borg family dynamics to be appropriately murky.

From Salon

She and Mr. Wozniczka, playing one of the least-stylish Frenchmen in recent movie memory, don’t generate a great deal of natural heat, but there are solid laughs, some generated by the stereotypes playfully exploited by Messrs. Borg and Amsing.

From The Wall Street Journal