Shabbas
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Shabbas is a time when children need to be kept happy and preoccupied within certain limits while their parents are busy praying, preparing meals or napping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
And every week, neighbors bring over extra food from their Shabbas meals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
“My goal is to become the first Shabbas observant player in Major League Baseball,” he said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2021
“That day of Shabbas is for God. I’m not going to change that.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2021
Shabbas morning at least he did not go also.—My heart tells me it is wrong.
From The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)
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