Silas
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Frenchmen Silas Despréaux and Damien Guerot will also receive bravery awards after they armed themselves with metal bollards and tried to stop Cauchi.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Silas gave Mainz the lead early in the second half.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
Silas thaws on learning of David’s newfound success.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
He completes his book, and it wins the Boston Literary Prize for best first novel—an award whose previous recipients include one Silas Hale.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Silas reached down, and enfolded the living child inside his cloak, and Bod felt the ground fall away beneath him.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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