Sabean
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Sabean
1580–90; < Latin sabae ( us ) (< Greek sabaîos of Saba or Sheba) + -an
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The 66-year-old Sabean helped lead the Giants to World Series titles in 2010, ’12 and ’14.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
The 66-year-old Sabean helped lead the Giants to World Series titles in 2010, ‘12 and ’14.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
“He was a beauty as is,” said Brian Sabean, the former longtime general manager of the San Francisco Giants, “whether you’re talking about in baseball or as a person.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2020
Sabean — as Kevin Towers had done in San Diego — stocked the bullpen with varieties of arm angles and pitch types, and Bochy knew when to unleash them.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2019
The wisdom of Saba and of the Sabeans was planetary wisdom, the "Sabean language" meaning astronomy, or astrology, the latter being the esoteric portion of the science.
From The Woman's Bible by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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