Sabina

[ suh-bee-nuh, -bahy- ]

/ səˈbi nə, -ˈbaɪ- /

a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “a Sabine woman.”

QUIZZES

Test your memory on these verbal firecrackers from the week of June 29 to July 5!

Question 1 of 7

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Sabina Sehgal Saikia, a prominent restaurant critic and mother of two, stayed huddled in her magnificent suite.
When India Failed in the Mumbai Terrorist Attacks|Emma Garman|November 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Tomas dallies with his favorite lover, the easygoing artist Sabina (Lena Olin in a fetching bowler hat).
Best Films From Books|Jane Ciabattari|May 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Sabina Rios, the protagonist, makes unsparing observations about a threatening world.
Best New Writers|Oscar Villalon|September 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
“Sabina is truthful, even in her moments of dishonesty and moral negotiations,” Engel said.
Best New Writers|Oscar Villalon|September 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Yet, initially, Sabina is far removed from anything resembling the road to transcendence.
Best New Writers|Oscar Villalon|September 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Sabina was the vanithee's name; and she warned her husband to have no more dealings with Lassa Buaicht, the old man of the glen.
Myths and Myth-Makers|John Fiske
Could he fairly blame Sabina for acting in a similar way with precisely the same excuse?
The Simpkins Plot|George A. Birmingham
But what became of Sabina, and what interest has your son in this picture?
The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851|Various
Sabina owned some curious specimens that were found in the ruins of her house.
The Wonders of Pompeii|Marc Monnier
Because Sabina happens to be a friendless servant, with no one to take her part, you don't care a pin what happens to her.
The Simpkins Plot|George A. Birmingham