Bunyan

American  

[buhn-yuhn] / ˈbʌn jən /

noun

1. John, 1628–88, English preacher: author of The Pilgrim's Progress.

2. Paul. Paul Bunyan.

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Bunyan British  

/ ˈbʌnjən /

noun

1. John . 1628–88, English preacher and writer, noted particularly for his allegory The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)

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Example Sentences

And before that Muffler Man was done, Lee Woods had bought another one — a Paul Bunyan in Oklahoma.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Also: A statue of Paul Bunyan is going up in town — and in fact a 31-foot-tall Bunyan statue was unveiled in Bangor, Maine, in 1959.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

Ms Bunyan studied law at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen and is believed to have moved to America in 2023.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

Ms Bunyan, who was originally from Arran, had moved to America to pursue a legal career.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

I raised the rake over my head again, closed my eyes and swung it like I was Paul Bunyan chopping down a tree with one blow.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis