Jesse
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) the father of David.
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a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “God exists.”
noun
Example Sentences
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The paper's other authors were NYU graduate students Jesse Smith and Mingxuan Zuo, as well as Will Kuhlke, an NYU undergraduate.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
“You’ve got to be a high-level player, but you also have to be open to, ‘Hey, we’re here to have fun,’” Bananas founder Jesse Cole said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
“I hate soccer three years out of four, but not that fourth year,” said 22-year-old Jesse Magaña of Riverside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
In another, Pittman declared a mistrial because one attorney in the case wore a civil rights-themed t-shirt, honoring the death of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, claiming that the t-shirt contaminated the entire jury pool.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
Jesse is dead, and it’s my fault or her fault or both our faults.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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