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Sarai

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[suh--rahy] / sə ˈraɪ /

noun

  1. an earlier name of Sarah. Genesis 17:15.


Etymology

Origin of Sarai

From Hebrew Śārāī, an older and dialect form of Sarah ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Chail's trial heard that, prior to his arrest on Christmas Day 2021, he had exchanged more than 5,000 messages with an online companion he'd named Sarai, and had created through the Replika app.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023

But I don’t really know how to feel,” Menjivar’s granddaughter Sarai Palacios said inside her family’s store as news cameras pointed at her mother and grandmother.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2023

FIFA’s head of women’s soccer, Sarai Bareman, is of Dutch and Samoan descent and was raised in New Zealand.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2023

Fifa women's football chief Sarai Bareman said: "The tournament has been incredible so far, it has exceeded our expectations in many ways."

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2023

“It’s easy for you,” she’d told Sarai just the other evening.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor