Akbar
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Akbar said that at about 18:30 BST, when the car was already mostly packed for the journey home, his two daughters and niece had decided to go for a walk.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
A recipe from the court of Akbar reportedly called for equal parts of lentils, rice and ghee, according to NPR.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
As they started emerging from the terminal, with the Turkish activists at the front, they were greeted by cries of "Allahu Akbar!"
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Ali Akbar Ahmadian, a veteran security official, was sanctioned in 2023 by Canada for his role in Tehran’s drone program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
Below us, Wazir Akbar Khan’s white- walled, flat-topped houses gleamed in the sunshine, the laundry hanging on clotheslines in their yards stirred by the breeze to dance like butterflies.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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