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Etymology
Origin of -es
From the Greek suffix -es
Example Sentences
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Her face was covered in tears after she performed “Ese Hombre Es Malo” backed by female mariachi players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
A squad of female mariachis in blue soon proceeded to walk down the runway, ushering in her ranchera ballad, “Ese Hombre Es Malo.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
About 60% of the U.S. population report a preference for introversion, according to Myers-Briggs Co., the company known for a personality-assessment test that begins by separating the Is from the Es.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
The first triple E outbreak on record occurred in Massachusetts in the 1830s in horses — the reason one of the three Es stands for “equine.”
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2024
“Ah, si. Es muy buena gente,” Mama said, finally recalling who he was.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
It clarifies: “But use the apostrophe alone for Jesus’ and for ancient and biblical proper names of more than one syllable ending in -es: Demosthenes’ orations, Xerxes’ conquests, Jesus’ birth.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2023
In a pure specimen of the Southern dialect, we never find the Northumbrian -es.
From Early English Alliterative Poems in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century by Richard Morris
Castles, castells, casteles, castels, castells, -es, -is, -ys, castylles, sb. pl. castles 3.65, 5.9, 6.9, 7.9, 8.11, 9.9, &c., &c.
From Erthe Upon Erthe by Various
Appendage -es: any part, piece or organ attached by a joint to the body or to any other main structure.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
In the third person singular of the present tense, the West Midland favours the Northern suffix -es or -is; whilst the East Midland favours the Southern suffix -eth.
From English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day by Walter W. (Walter William) Skeat
Most of the farms were replaced by housing developments two decades after a large swath of land was sold in 1920 to E.S.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 20, 2021
Erdnase, an author about whom nothing is known except that his name is E.S.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 17, 2018
Originally called Frederick Douglass School from its inception in 1889 until 1938, it was renamed after E.S.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2017
"We like to say that we pay our people to slow down," said David M. Binke, 55, chief executive of E.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2015
I scanned the flashlight lower: Here lies E.S.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
It is only 23 days since Chelsea paid £30m to sign Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap, who scored in their 3-0 win over ES Tunis.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
Trump Media then received an "unexpected" second $6 million payment from the ES Family Trust, according to receipts reviewed by The Guardian.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2023
The ATM business of Leonardo U.S. unit Selex ES "is a leading developer and manufacturer of en-route navigation, surveillance and precision approach and landing systems," Leonardo said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 7, 2022
Achieving the same feat with human ES cells might avoid some of the controversies of research on human embryos.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 2, 2022
ES: “I know, I’m so upset. That’s why I need to hurry, so I can get a pass.”
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Ambient audio in Walker’s footage captures someone saying: “Este es el acceso de colaboradores.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
A Russia-Tanzania Business Council was created in January and last month Air Tanzania announced the launch of flights from Dar es Salaam to Moscow by the end of the year.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
In recent years, the company acquired terminals in Haifa, Israel; Tanzania’s Port of Dar es Salaam; Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo; and a coal-export hub in North Queensland, Australia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Simba have struggled at the national stadium in Dar es Salaam, drawing both qualifiers there, and the Group D loss is an early setback.
From Barron's ● Nov. 23, 2025
“You know whut gwine happen soon es dey start playin dat ball over yonder,” Luster said.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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