How to use "burly" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "burly" in popular movie and book plots

  • He is caught by a burly man who identifies himself as the tooth fairy.  - Tooth and Consequences
  • They then manage to acquire the diamond and make a quick exit, but not before dealing with a burly guard.  - Rumpus in the Harem
  • At the lumberjack picnic Glendon fights and defeats "Ruffhouse" Kelly (Woods) a burly man from a rival lumbering camp.  - Conflict (1936 film)
  • Shortly afterwards, Woody's second and primary customer is a burly Italian construction worker who asks for "the whole works".  - The Barber of Seville (1944 film)
  • They then manage to acquire the diamond and make a quick exit, but not before dealing with a burly guard (Everett Brown).  - Malice in the Palace
  • The boys overpower the hotel's burly chef and visit the singer, only to discover that she is indeed married to the composer.  - Swiss Miss (film)
  • A burly policeman breaks down Jekyll's door to find that the kindly doctor is dead after taking poison.  - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912 film)
  • Del tries chatting up a "French" woman but loses out to a burly Englishman.  - It Never Rains...
  • Big and burly African-American soldier Eddie Turner (Joe De Sue) stepped on a land mine while serving in Vietnam and lost both arms and legs.  - Blackenstein
  • As the burly killer takes aim at Tom, Prent takes a heavy mallet and clubs Ed to death.  - Broken Trail
  • The kid's burly father emerges and orders Ollie back down the stairs to fetch it.  - Block-Heads
  • They dispatch most of them with ease, although Hero has a protracted wrestling match with a burly crony.  - Death Run
  • A burly workman named Ben gets on several floors below.  - Elevated (film)
  • The platoon's machine gun team is composed of the burly Private Duffy and his mismatched, bespectacled companion, Private Gaigin.  - Hamburger Hill
  • King Moody (originally appearing as a generic KAOS killer) portrayed the dim-witted but burly Shtarker, Siegfried's assistant.  - Get Smart
  • King attends with his ditzy moll Norma Cassidy (Lesley Ann Warren) and burly bodyguard Bernstein (Alex Karras),ka.  - Victor/Victoria

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