Sampson

[ samp-suhn ]

noun

1. Deborah, 1760–1827, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier who fought disguised as a man.
2. William Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. admiral.
3. a male given name.

Example Sentences

Sampson disguised herself as man, volunteered for the army, and proved herself in combat.

From Time

All told, Sampson has engineered one of the more stunning revivals in men’s college basketball.

From FiveThirtyEight

Sampson, 65, watched that game from his living room because of coronavirus contact tracing protocols after his son and assistant coach, Kellen Sampson, tested positive.

From Washington Post

Just over a third of Sampson’s team returned to the practice court on Tuesday after a recent outbreak forced the program to halt workouts last week.

From Washington Post

Some members of Sampson’s coaching staff have also tested positive, he said.

From Washington Post

“During my relationship with Robert Kelly, I lost my virginity to him,” Sampson said in her suit, according to the Sun-Times.

From The Daily Beast

Porn star Holly Sampson, whose work includes Descent Into Bondage and Diary of a Horny Housewife.

From The Daily Beast

Admiral Sampson had gone up the coast with the New York for a talk with the army general, so he was out of the way.

From Project Gutenberg

The people of St. Sampson, except a few rich families among the townsfolk, are also a population of quarriers and carpenters.

From Project Gutenberg

In a few moments more he was mounted on a fine powerful black horse, and followed by Sampson, on his road to London.

From Project Gutenberg

Sampson was a very powerful man, of a cool and silent character, by no means deficient in intelligence, and trustworthy withal.

From Project Gutenberg

And had all this been witnessed in that little island, in that little harbour, in that little town of St. Sampson?

From Project Gutenberg