Hussein

[ hoo-seyn ]

/ hʊˈseɪn /

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noun

Also Ho·sein; Hu·sain

[hoo-sahyn, ‐seyn] /hʊˈsaɪn, ‐ˈseɪn/ al-Husayn, a.d. 629?–680, Arabian caliph, the son of Ali and Fatima and the brother of Hasan.

Sad·dam

[sah-dahm], /sɑˈdɑm/, at-Takriti, 1937–2006, Iraqi political leader: president 1979–2003.

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How to use Hussein in a sentence

Viewers often leave jokey comments like “forbidden soft serve” and “I can’t even get toothpaste to come out that smooth” on Hussein’s posts, the most popular of which have been watched nearly 20 million times.
How the Company Behind TikTok's Viral 3D-Printed Houses Wants to Help Solve the Affordable Housing Crisis|Megan McCluskey|April 4, 2022|Time
That is the hope in Somalia, where Hussein wrapped up his fieldwork a few weeks ago.
Why do some people succeed when others fail? Outliers provide clues|Sujata Gupta|January 6, 2022|Science News
In June 2019, Hussein and his wife Sahera Begum were arrested and sent to the detention center in Goalpara after being declared foreigners.
India’s Anti-Immigrant Crackdown Has Torn Apart Families and Locked Up Hundreds. 1.9 Million People Fear They Could Be Next|Neha Thirani Bagri/Dalgaon, India|September 6, 2021|Time
The hardest part about the time in jail was that Hussein was separated from his wife and children, who were held in the women’s section of the prison.
India’s Anti-Immigrant Crackdown Has Torn Apart Families and Locked Up Hundreds. 1.9 Million People Fear They Could Be Next|Neha Thirani Bagri/Dalgaon, India|September 6, 2021|Time

When she married, she took the name Noor al-Hussein, which translates to the “light of Hussein.”
Badass Royal Women You Need to Know|Sean Culligan|July 1, 2021|Ozy
Who cares of Barack Hussein Obama is president and gays are getting married?
The Evangelical Apocalypse Is All Your Fault|Jay Michaelson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Cheney is relying on some thin evidence to tie Hussein to al-Qaida.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Dec. 14|PunditFact.com|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The name—like Hitler or Hussein, Dahmer or Bundy—is synonymous with evil.
Mrs. Manson, Hometown Antihero|Justin Glawe|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cell phone contracts were among the first business deals struck in Iraq after Saddam Hussein was driven from power.
How the NSA Became a Killing Machine|Shane Harris|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These days, ISIS is wired; al Qaeda is tired; and Saddam Hussein and Qaddafi expired.
Why We Shouldn't Be Scared of ISIS: Threat Inflation and Our Next Dumb War|Nick Gillespie|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hussein was also a usurer and the principal creditor of some Jewish merchants who had a claim against France.
The Ship Dwellers|Albert Bigelow Paine
As France had been the principal sufferer from Hussein's pirates, it was not likely that the king would notice this demand.
The Ship Dwellers|Albert Bigelow Paine
The claim was in litigation, and Hussein, becoming impatient, demanded payment from the French king.
The Ship Dwellers|Albert Bigelow Paine
Hussein Effendi would probably supply the last missing segments.
The Clue of the Twisted Candle|Edgar Wallace
One obvious tactical objective was to eliminate Saddam Hussein's command and control.
Shock and Awe|Harlan K. Ullman

British Dictionary definitions for Hussein

Hussein

/ (hʊˈseɪn) /

noun

Also: Husain 1935–99, king of Jordan (1952–99)

Saddam (sæˈdæm). 1937–2006, Iraqi politician: president (1979–2003) and prime minister (1994–2003) of Iraq. He led Iraq into the Iran-Iraq War (1980–88) and the Gulf War (1991) but was deposed and captured in the US-led invasion of 2003; executed 2006

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