Sam
noun
a male given name, form of Samuel.
Sam
1 American
[sam]
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SAM
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American
[sam]
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noun
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surface-to-air missile.
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Space Available Mail: a special air service for sending parcels weighing up to 15 pounds (6.8 kilograms) to overseas members of the armed forces: only the regular parcel post rate to the U.S. port of shipment is charged.
SAM
3
American
Sam.
4
American
abbreviation
Bible.
SAM
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British
/ sæm /
acronym
S.Am.
2
British
abbreviation
Sam.
3
British
abbreviation
sam
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British
/ sæm /
verb
Example Sentences
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When Sam Wall was assigned “The Odyssey” in high school, he didn’t read it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
When news of Sam Neill’s death at the age of 78 broke earlier this week, much of the public sentiment for the late New Zealand actor revolved around his humor and charm.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Lucy Harrison's boyfriend, Sam Littler, was in the house in Texas when she was shot and still has "ongoing questions and concerns"
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Sam Burgin also passed the exam after being instructed to retake it, but shares other people’s frustration over the lack of clear information from the DMV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
“You two are impossible,” Sam muttered as he jerked his head at the map.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Boston Beer SAM 0.23%increase; green up pointing triangle swung to a loss in the first quarter and cut its outlook, driven by both lower volumes and a nonrecurring litigation expense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
SAM has contributed many of the mission's key discoveries about Mars' chemistry, atmosphere, and potential habitability.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 28, 2026
Boston Beer SAM 1.47%increase; green up pointing triangle reported lower revenue in the fourth quarter and said shifting tariff policies could significantly impact its guidance for the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
The museum says it will no longer support the collection’s associated DNA laboratory at UA, which will make SAM the only major Australian museum without the ability to do DNA studies, researchers say.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 5, 2024
This perhaps was the time of which Johnson wrote, when, after telling of a silver cup which his mother had bought him, and marked SAM.
From Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 by Hill, George Birkbeck Norman
“God don’t make no mistakes but he is gracious and I am humbly asking for his mercy and grace for Sam. I love you son ... to the moon and back 100 times.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
Or, as the famous quote from the 1942 film Casablanca goes: "Play it once, Sam. For old times' sake."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2024
And he said, “Yeah, this is Dr. Sam. He’s an American.”
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2022
“And if I had to pay the price of admission, then that was OK, because those doors had to be opened - like Yosemite Sam. Somebody had to do it.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 3, 2022
“He’s a smart man, Sam. He gets it. He just doesn’t agree with our methods.”
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
My absolute favorite was the sam khao, a crispy rice salad that is served build-your-own-lettuce-wrap-style.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
That sam smith and kelly clarkson collab of breakaway 🥺 parang bagay din kay ate 🥰
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
They saw little things, from Tagovailoa’s unusually deft knack for finding clever angles of escape from rushers, to the way Christian Miller, a sam linebacker, can throw aside a blocker en route to causing havoc.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2018
By sam sifton Download the new Cooking iPad app See more recipes She set the slow cooker to low and walked away.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2016
We tried to paddle against it but had no more luck than flot- sam caught in a tidal wave, and then it thudded against our feet and we were rising, too, riding its back.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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