Burnside
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Gen. Ambrose Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac, “but if the couchant lion postpones his spring too long, people will begin wondering whether he is not a stuffed specimen after all.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Then, when I was talking to a friend, he reminded me that I knew this place — the Pico Burnside Baths, which was an old Russian Jewish bathhouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
“People are scared,” says Melissa Kono, the elected town clerk in Burnside, Wisconsin.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2024
This year’s slate is led by gentle-breezing gospel staples The Blind Boys of Alabama and electrified bluesman Cedric Burnside, the grandson of blues great R.L.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
Burnside takes a deep breath and releases it.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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