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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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
Amos - who shot to fame in the 90s with hits like Cornflake Girl and Pretty Good Year - was in Glasgow for a gig on Wednesday, and visited the Scottish Design Exchange shop.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Members of the Hearst and Soros families own homes there, along with legendary commodities trader Helmut Weymar and Amos Hostetter, a Boston-based billionaire and philanthropist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 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
Like another time when Julian was dumping some pencil-sharpener shavings into Jack’s backpack, Amos, who was usually tight with them, grabbed the backpack out of Julian’s hands and returned it to Jack.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
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