Abe
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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When Abe Saperstein, the Globetrotters’ founder, stormed the Reds locker room in a huff, Klotz warned him, “If you let your guard down, we’ll get you again.”
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
Trump has struck up a rapport with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a conservative who was close to the late Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader and a friend of the U.S. president.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Abe only turned 16 last week and came on for his Liverpool debut in the second half.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
It comes from a bald eagle known as "Old Abe" -- named for president Abraham Lincoln -- that served as a mascot to Union troops in over 30 battles in the US Civil War.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
He went over to the crib and picked up Abe, who was clutching his comfort object and still shuddering with sobs, though his shrieking had subsided.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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