Burnaby
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Wolseley planned to reach Gordon by ascending the Nile, but he encountered daunting cataracts along the river and then sent out a camel-mounted detachment, with Burnaby as second-in-command, in a shortcut across the desert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
Jagmeet Singh resigned as NDP leader after finishing third in his British Columbia seat of Burnaby Central, while the Green Party's co-leader Jonathan Pedneault came fifth in Outremont, Quebec.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2025
The Burnaby, British Columbia-born singer rose to popularity with his 2005 album, “It’s Time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
The project is expected to start shipping oil in the first quarter of 2024, and will nearly tripling the flow of crude from Alberta's oil sands to Burnaby, British Columbia, to 890,000 barrels per day.
From Reuters ● Aug. 5, 2023
Miss Burnaby inclosed her check for one year's interest, at 8 per cent. on the loan from Mr. Dunne.
From Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)
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