Samantha

[ suh-man-thuh ]

/ səˈmæn θə /

noun

a female given name: from an Aramaic word meaning “listener.”

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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.

Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.

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Example sentences from the Web for samantha

The latest novel from Samantha Harvey is truly superb, but left its reviewer at a loss for how to describe it.
A Novel Nearly Impossible to Review|Nicholas Mancusi|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Normally I might look to Samantha Power or Madeleine Albright or Hillary Clinton for foreign policy wisdom.
What Iran Can Learn From Gwyneth Paltrow|Nina Ansary|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The piece was authored by none other than Samantha Power, who now serves as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Morgan Fairchild: Badass Foreign Policy Wonk|Asawin Suebsaeng|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Chi, like Samantha (Scarlett Johannson), ends up becoming a transcendent being that threatens her relationship with a human.
Hollywood Sci-Fi Films Are Ripping Off Anime|David Levesley|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The same goes for challengers, like Samantha Nunn in Georgia or Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky.
Running Against Obamacare in Massachusetts? Uh, Sure|Jamelle Bouie|February 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She had forgiven Samantha, she was ready to be on good terms with Miss Vilda, she was at peace with all the world.
Timothy's Quest|Kate Douglas Wiggin
Sez he, "But it is so stylish to embrace it, Samantha, and it only costs ten cents."
Samantha at the World's Fair|Marietta Holley
"That's the way he's sizin' of 'em up," said Samantha, leaning over Vilda's shoulder with a smile.
Timothy's Quest|Kate Douglas Wiggin
The great hotel which Samantha here describes was destroyed by fire in August last.
Samantha at Coney Island|Marietta Holley
But, then, Samantha had insisted on a separate domain, and Keziah and Pamela imitated their elder sister to a fraction.
St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11|Various