Sabean
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Sabean
1580–90; < Latin sabae ( us ) (< Greek sabaîos of Saba or Sheba) + -an
Example Sentences
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Former San Francisco general manager Brian Sabean joined the Yankees on Tuesday as executive adviser to Cashman and former Chicago Cubs GM Jim Hendry has been a special assignment scout since 2012.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 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
Somewhere between the bleachers and the bathroom, Sabean lost his keys to his rental car.
From Washington Post • Feb. 6, 2020
In late September, the Giants fired general manager Bobby Evans, who had been the chief assistant to Brian Sabean during the championship era.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2019
The word adam, meaning “man,” is found also in Phœnician, Sabean, and apparently in Arabic, under the form of atam, a collective meaning “creatures.”
From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge
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