Sharon

[shuh-rohn, shar-uhn]

noun

1. Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.

2. a fertile coastal plain in ancient Palestine: now a coastal region N of Tel Aviv in Israel.

3. a city in W Pennsylvania.

4. a town in E Massachusetts.

5. Also Sharen a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “a plain or flat area.”

Sharon

¹

/ ʃəˈrɒn /

noun

1. Ariel (ˈærɪəl). born 1928, Israeli soldier and politician; Likud prime minister (2001–06)

Sharon

²

/ ˈʃærən /

noun

1. a plain in W Israel, between the Mediterranean and the hills of Samaria, extending from Haifa to Tel Aviv

Example Sentences

Unite's secretary general Sharon Graham said she welcomed help with costs, but the amount saved would be "quite small" with profits in the energy sector "obscene" and in need of an overhaul.

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Speaking to the BBC at Unite's head office in London, its secretary general Sharon Graham said employers told her they were competitive on "every single measure", with the exception of industrial energy costs.

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For Sharon Graham, the legislation as it stands is "a burnt out shell".

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Adapted from the Belgian series “Clan” in 2022 by Sharon Horgan, who also stars, this is an Irish comedy of the darkest dye, sharpest wit and most tender heart, with some grand scenery thrown in.

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If you are a business owner, consider waiting until late December to send invoices and ease off on collecting money from customers before the year ends, said Sharon Brune, a partner at accounting firm Beers, Hamerman, Cohen & Burger in New Haven, Conn.

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