Bialik

[ byah-lik ]

/ ˈbyɑ lɪk /

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noun

Cha·im Nach·man

[khahy-eemnahkh-mahn; English khahy-im nahkh-muhn], /xaɪˈim nɑxˈmɑn; English ˈxaɪ ɪm ˈnɑx mən/, 1873–1934, Hebrew poet, born in Russia.

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Words nearby Bialik

biacetyl, biach, Biafra, Biafran, Biak, Bialik, bialy, Białystok, Bianca, Bianchi's nodule, Bianco

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How to use Bialik in a sentence

Now that Bialik is officially embedded in a legendary television institution, “Jeopardy!”
Is Mayim Bialik’s dubious science going to be ‘Jeopardy!’s’ next big headache?|Emily Yahr|August 27, 2021|Washington Post
A Sony spokesperson declined to comment on the backlash against Bialik, but pointed to a previous release that stated they are thrilled to have the actress on board.
Is Mayim Bialik’s dubious science going to be ‘Jeopardy!’s’ next big headache?|Emily Yahr|August 27, 2021|Washington Post
Bialik, who drew rave reviews when she guest-hosted “Jeopardy!”
Is Mayim Bialik’s dubious science going to be ‘Jeopardy!’s’ next big headache?|Emily Yahr|August 27, 2021|Washington Post
In announcing the hosting pick, Sony said Bialik would host prime-time specials for the quiz show.
Chaotic search for a new ‘Jeopardy!’ host is a lesson in hidden hiring biases|Michelle Singletary|August 24, 2021|Washington Post

Mayim Bialik and the cast of Blossom Charming family moment, or the beginning of a “Very Special Episode” of Blossom?
The Most WTF Covers of ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside,’ Everyone’s Favorite Date-Rape Holiday Classic|Kevin Fallon|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bialik credits a tutor she had when she was 15 for changing the trajectory of her life.
Mayim Bialik On Her First Emmy Nomination, for ‘The Big Bang Theory’|Maria Elena Fernandez|August 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Now all Bialik needs to figure out is how to calm her nerves about the Emmys.
Mayim Bialik On Her First Emmy Nomination, for ‘The Big Bang Theory’|Maria Elena Fernandez|August 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“She made it so beautiful and so lyrical,” said Bialik, whose parents were English teachers.
Mayim Bialik On Her First Emmy Nomination, for ‘The Big Bang Theory’|Maria Elena Fernandez|August 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
When Bialik first heard the theory from friends who using it to raise their children, she thought they were crazy.
Mayim Bialik On Her First Emmy Nomination, for ‘The Big Bang Theory’|Maria Elena Fernandez|August 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Jabotinsky gave various lectures, one especially on Bialik, the great Jewish poet, being particularly memorable.
With the Judans in the Palestine Campaign|J. H. (John Henry) Patterson
A little later, the young poet Bialik gave powerful utterance to his feeling of wrath and shame in his "Burden of Nemirov."
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Vol. 3 of 3.|S. M. Dubnow

British Dictionary definitions for Bialik

Bialik

/ (ˈbjɑːlɪk) /

noun

Hayyim Nahman (ˈhaɪm ˈnɑxman) or Chaim Nachman . 1873–1934, Russian Jewish poet and writer. His long poems The Talmud Student (1894) and In the City of Slaughter (1903) established him as the major Hebrew poet of modern times

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