Shadrach
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Shadrach
From Late Latin Sedrac, from Greek Sedrách, from Hebrew Shadrakh, a Babylonian name of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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Shadrach, the upstanding hero of “Veniss,” goes into the underground to fight the disgusting things in the dark and then he crawls back into the light, heroic and basically unchanged, except perhaps purified.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
The 79-year-old, who played Shadrach Dingle in Emmerdale for 10 years, died in Southport Hospital in January.
From BBC ● May 31, 2022
“I made a post on Facebook saying, ‘I’m done,’ ” says Shadrach Stanleigh, 55, of New York, who gave friends a grace period, and alternate contact info.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2021
Other noteworthy historical pieces include the secretary in the third floor hallway that belonged to Shadrach Bond, Illinois’ first governor, and a pre-Revolutionary War grandfather’s clock in the library.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2020
Of General McClellan, Shadrach wrote: I have never known men of my age—and many much older—who have so completely worshipped another man.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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