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Abie

[ ey-bee ]

/ ˈeɪ bi /

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noun

a male given name, form of Abraham.

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Choose the sentence that uses "rent" correctly.

No one wanted to rent the run-down house on the corner.

His rent was so loud that people the next block over could hear it.

I had rent the apartment from an eccentric old lady.

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Words nearby Abie

abidance, abide, abide by, abiding, Abidjan, Abie, abient, à bientôt, abietate, abietic acid, abigail

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Example sentences from the Web for Abie

Tyrwhitts edition has the less bloody threat, Tell wher he is, or thou shalt it abie!
Chaucer for Children|Mrs. H. R. Haweis
Write me a note for the milkman, Abie, before you go to bed, and leave it out with the bottles—half a pint of double cream I want.
Just Around the Corner|Fannie Hurst
Yes, Abie, run down in the cellar; on the top shelf it is, under the grape-jelly row—left yet from poor papa's last birthday.
Just Around the Corner|Fannie Hurst
Abie should take out a thousand more life insurance now; and, with economical ways, you got a grand future.
Just Around the Corner|Fannie Hurst

There was no better way to keep from getting old than to win too many munits in Abie's games.
Noble Redman|Jesse Franklin Bone