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Abe

American  
[eyb] / eɪb /

noun

  1. a first name, form of Abraham.


Example Sentences

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ABE interviews are police recorded video interviews with a complainant.

From BBC

“Nobody reads them anymore, not since that abolitionist Abe Lincoln lost the Senate contest.”

From Literature

Not only did I have a new dress and a thrilling new story—I had the good company of Jemma’s letters, the Mississippian and State Gazette, and “Honest Abe” Lincoln to see me home.

From Literature

Now that “Honest Abe” Lincoln had won the presidency, the South was in a dither.

From Literature

“That’s Honest Abe we’re protecting over there, isn’t it? Our own Honest Abe.”

From Literature