Burleigh

[ bur-lee ]

noun

1. 1st Baron. Cecil, William.
2. Henry Thack·er [thak, -er], 1866–1949, U.S. singer: early collector and arranger of spirituals.
3. a male given name: from Old English words meaning “hill” and “field.”

Burleigh

/ ˈbɜːlɪ /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Burghley

Example Sentences

In a must-read article at The New Republic, Nina Burleigh provides a roadmap and warning for how Donald Trump and his fascist regime will attack the core tenets of American democracy and civil society — and how there is little that normal politics and the institutions can do to stop him and his forces:

From Salon

Leading the initiative is Steve Bakken, a Burleigh County commissioner and former Bismarck mayor who said he has never smoked marijuana and never will.

From Seattle Times

Unguryan and others in The Family — including Doug Burleigh, the Donald Trump supporter who brought Russian operatives Alexander Torshin and Maria Butina to the breakfast — invited a number of Ukrainian crusaders against LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights, according to Family documents I obtained.

From Salon

His partner on the 2016 invitations and half of his 2018 invitations was Doug Burleigh, a Family leader and Trump supporter.

From Salon

And Burleigh who joined Unguryan in submitting Antoniuk’s name for the 2018 breakfast.

From Salon