Sachs

[ zahks ]

noun

1. Hans [hahns], 1494–1576, German Meistersinger: author of stories, songs, poems and dramatic works.
2. Nelly (Leonie), 1891–1970, German poet and playwright, in Sweden after 1940: Nobel Prize 1966.

Sachs

/ zaks /

noun

1. SachsHans14941576MGermanARTS AND CRAFTS: shoemakerMUSIC: Meistersinger Hans (hans). 1494–1576, German master shoemaker and Meistersinger, portrayed by Wagner in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
2. SachsNelly (Leonie)18911970FSwedishGermanWRITING: poetTHEATRE: dramatist Nelly ( Leonie ). 1891–1970, German Jewish poet and dramatist, who escaped from Nazi Germany and settled in Sweden. Her works include Eli: A Mystery Play of the Sufferings of Israel (1951) and `O the Chimneys', a poem about the Nazi extermination camps. Nobel prize for literature 1966 jointly with Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Example Sentences

Stephen Sachs’ “Fatherland,” a verbatim drama about a Jan. 6 insurrection case that has the momentous family stakes of a Greek tragedy, had its electrifying world premiere at the Fountain Theatre before heading to New York with its all-too-prescient political warning in this tumultuous election year.

From Los Angeles Times

Finally, two irreplaceable artistic leaders bade farewell to their longtime posts at companies they co-founded: Sachs at the Fountain Theatre and John Perrin Flynn at Rogue Machine Theatre.

From Los Angeles Times

Conceived and directed by Stephen Sachs, this documentary drama about a family divided by the Jan. 6 insurrection had its world premiere in Los Angeles before opening in New York to further acclaim.

From Los Angeles Times

For decades, a little-known company now owned by a Goldman Sachs fund has been making millions of dollars from the unlikely dredges of American life: sewage sludge.

From New York Times

A surge in stock prices is typical after a presidential election, according to Goldman Sachs Research’s recent forecast.

From Salon