Sarah

[ sair-uh ]

noun

1. the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Genesis 17:15–22.
2. a female given name.

Sarah

/ ˈsɛərə /

noun

1. Old Testament the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac (Genesis 17:15–22)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sarah¹

From Late Latin Sarra, from Greek Sárra, from Hebrew śārāh “princess”

Example Sentences

The inescapable takeaway from ‘Liars: A Novel’ is the narrator’s fury, which makes it author Sarah Manguso’s too.

From Los Angeles Times

Sarah Jones KC, prosecuting, told the jury: "He seems to have wanted to know what it would be like to take life."

From BBC

Dame Sarah Storey has said she is "absolutely gutted" to have to pull out of the upcoming series of Dancing on Ice after fracturing her ankle falling over in training.

From BBC

Sarah Choudury is a postdoctoral researcher in the Husbands Lab at Penn Arts & Sciences.

From Science Daily

Sarah Champion’s comments come after a BBC Eye Investigation found that tomato puree sold in four leading UK supermarkets appeared to contain tomatoes produced using harsh and coercive forced labour in Xinjiang.

From BBC