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Bernie

American  
[bur-nee] / ˈbɜr ni /

noun

  1. a first name, form of Bernard.


Example Sentences

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The young mayor was joined at the rally by his close ally, 84-year-old leftist icon Bernie Sanders.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

“Oh my bad, I didn’t know Jeffries tweeted!” mocked Briahna Joy Gray, a former top Bernie Sanders campaign staffer, referring to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the top House Democrat.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026

Polls show her trailing Graham Platner, the tattooed oysterman endorsed by Bernie Sanders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

However, Bernie Madoff was a fiduciary, and he violated the trust of his clients in a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

How can it be that what was going on in Bernie Goetz’s head doesn’t matter?

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell