Sacajawea
noun
Bird Woman, 1787?–1812?, Shoshone guide and interpreter: accompanied Lewis and Clark expedition 1804–05.
Sacagawea
-
a variation of
Sacajawea.
Example Sentences
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For York and Sacagawea, the expedition offered, briefly, agency and empowerment, only for these to disappear as they returned east.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
A lot of thoughtful planning was put into negotiating SEA’s MOU, said Kara Golgert, a special-education teacher at Sacagawea Elementary school.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
On coins, Sacagawea, a Native American explorer, appears on the gold dollar.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2022
War, as expected, is a more popular subject than peace, and of the top 50 individuals recorded in public monuments nationally, only three women made the list: Joan of Arc, Harriet Tubman and Sacagawea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
On the front of the old Oregon Historical Society building there’s a larger-than-life mural of Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea with her baby, and York with Seaman, the dog that accompanied them on the trip.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
