Burk
noun
Martha Jane, 1852?–1903, Calamity Jane.
Burk
American
[burk]
/ bɜrk /
Or
Burke
noun
burk
British
/ bɜːk /
noun
Example Sentences
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Graeme Burk, a Canadian broadcasting historian who edited Newman's memoirs for publication, said none of that would have happened without Hailey's play.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
“It made sense to do a huge price drop — and it worked,” Brenda Burk, Holland’s real-estate agent with Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realty, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025
Despite state officials from both parties explaining that machines could indeed read such ballots, a woman named Staci Burk quickly filed a lawsuit regarding the issue.
From Salon • Nov. 4, 2024
“The airport has served as an economic driver for the town and for the county,” said Leesburg Mayor Kelly Burk.
From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2023
I married de second year after de T.P. railroad come to Fort Worth, to Sam Jones and he work on de Burk Burnett stock ranch.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration
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