Phineas

[ fin-ee-uhs ]

noun
  1. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “serpent's mouth or oracle.”

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How to use Phineas in a sentence

  • Thus far they had seen no Indians except the vagrants who had robbed Phineas Glover.

    Overland | John William De Forest
  • It was the snuffling utterance of Phineas Glover, who slept on the roof as permanent guard of the ladies.

    Overland | John William De Forest
  • But Phineas Finn had been twice married, and had gone through other phases of life, such as make a man old.

    The Prime Minister | Anthony Trollope
  • Phineas Finn, who had become Secretary for Ireland, was in truth ten years his junior.

    The Prime Minister | Anthony Trollope
  • Phineas Finn and Barrington Erle had gone through some political struggles together, and had been very intimate.

    The Prime Minister | Anthony Trollope