How to Use Burmese in a Sentence

Burmese

noun
  • Esther speaks three languages: Burmese, Chin and English.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 2024-04-12
  • Some refer to the Burmese of Myanmar, which seems a usage at cross-purposes.
    — Hannah Beech, New York Times, 2024-04-20
  • Siamese, Tonkinese, Burmese and Bengals were the most likely cats to fetch.
    — Judith Stella, Discover Magazine, 2024-09-05
  • Alligators are known to eat snakes—like Burmese Pythons in the Everglades.
    — Claire Barber, Field & Stream, 2023-07-20
  • Queen Camilla, 76, sported the Burmese Ruby Tiara with a white gown for the evening event.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 2024-06-25
  • The family had opened Taw Win, a restaurant that sold Burmese and Thai food, just weeks before the shooting.
    — Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 2025-02-06
  • Several of sapphires are of Kashmir, Burmese and Ceylon origins.
    — Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 2024-03-02
  • The department has a few officers who speak either Spanish, Creole, Burmese or Chin.
    — Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 2024-11-25
  • The film is narrated in the languages of the cultures the characters move through, as Burmese gives way to Thai, to Vietnamese, and beyond — a wandering, collective dream.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2024-10-09
  • The military’s savagery, long known to ethnic minorities, is now broadcast daily to the wider public on social media, leading many Burmese to reevaluate the armed forces’ role in society.
    — Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 2024-04-04
  • Unnerved by his disapproving gaze, the couple take off again, dodging mantraps, nets and something called the West Burmese Neck-Snapper before coming face to face with a ferocious brown bear.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 2025-01-25
  • The designer's beloved Burmese has lived a lifestyle nearly as luxurious and chic as his, and following his death, she is rumored to inherit a portion of Lagerfeld's €200 million net worth.
    — Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 2023-04-28
  • The Sino-Tibetan language family comprises more than four hundred, including Mandarin, Burmese, and Tibetan languages.
    — Martha Barnette august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Every month, Burmese who lack the documents needed to stay in Thailand legally have to pay local police 300 baht ($9) to obtain a card that prevents them from being detained or deported, but many find this fee unaffordable.
    — Anne Chan, NBC News, 2025-02-01
  • Certain feline breeds, including Siamese, Burmese, Bengal, and Devon Rex cats like Leo, are particularly known for their playful, intelligent, and highly trainable personalities.
    — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025

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