Samar
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Samar shares the popular view that for every senior official "they've reportedly assigned three to seven successors. Like a hydra - you cut one head off, another grows back. They won't surrender any time soon."
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
On a visit to Samar midway through his training, Horbenko regaled relatives with stories of his training, showing video clips from the shooting ground.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Rescuer Juniel Tagarino in Samar province's Catbalogan City said the 64-year-old had been fleeing with family members Saturday night when she unexpectedly "went back inside her house" only to be found hours later.
From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025
Samar Ali, a professor of politics and law at Vanderbilt University who worked on counter-terrorism with the homeland security department in the Obama administration, said of the leak: "It's baffling. It's shocking. It's dangerous."
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025
Samar was next, a backpack slung over her shoulder and books clutched to her chest.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
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