Burnside
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Burnside said families are often left feeling isolated in managing the risk.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Gen. Ambrose Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac, “but if the couchant lion postpones his spring too long, people will begin wondering whether he is not a stuffed specimen after all.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
“No one’s leaving anything to chance in this election cycle,” said veteran Democratic consultant Sue Burnside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Members of the Portland Association of Teachers union and their supporters stopped in the middle of the Burnside Bridge for about 15 minutes, KGW reported.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
Need I say that the men in the Army of the Potomac do not cheer General Burnside?
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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