Amos
Americannoun
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a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
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a book of the Bible bearing his name.
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a first name: from a Hebrew word meaning “burden.”
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a Hebrew prophet of the 8th century bc
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the book containing his oracles
Example Sentences
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Baroness Amos is carrying out a separate rapid review of maternity services in England, with the final report due next month.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Schools “kind of push them along,” said Gunter, athletic director and former guidance counselor at Amos P. Godby High in Tallahassee.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Paul Amos is a retired expat in Cuenca, Ecuador.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
When the session was done, Cummins, who bakes more cookies than Famous Amos, sent each of her students out the door with a treat.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
Amos . . . isn’t just my patient, he’s my uncle, it’s part of the reason I took the job at Upper Flagley.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
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