Brawley

[ braw-lee ]

/ ˈbrɔ li /

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noun

a city in S California.

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How to use Brawley in a sentence

Hardly anyone, certainly no polite person, ever mentions the Tawana Brawley hoax anymore.
Al Sharpton: I’m No Snitch|Lloyd Grove|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Brawley and her advisers refused to cooperate in any way with Ryan and his team.
Al Sharpton’s Long Bill of Goods, From Tawana Brawley to Primetime|Stuart Stevens|June 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Brawley case inflamed racial tensions in America and left victims like the falsely accused Pagones in its wake.
Al Sharpton’s Long Bill of Goods, From Tawana Brawley to Primetime|Stuart Stevens|June 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If you are an NBC exec and have kids, sit down with them and watch the Times documentary on Tawana Brawley.
Al Sharpton’s Long Bill of Goods, From Tawana Brawley to Primetime|Stuart Stevens|June 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST

“We are a rural community,” said Brawley police chief Mark Gillmore.
Who’s Setting This Small Town on Fire?|Christine Pelisek|April 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The very work itself shows that Dean Brawley is undertaking too much.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918|Various
This was the town of Brawley, one hundred and twenty-five feet below sea-level.
The Mystic Mid-Region|Arthur J. Burdick
Benjamin Brawley whose chief preparation and efforts have been restricted to English is one of these novices.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922|Various
Porter Brawley suggested it, and I hope he will suffer for it in eternity.
Katrine|Elinor Macartney Lane
This is a revised edition of Professor Brawley's work which appeared in 1918.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922|Various