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

In September, Ms Duncan launched an official Parliamentary petition calling for Jay's Law which was backed by Sarah Smith, her local MP for Hyndburn and Haslingden.

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“This is a very challenging budget year — and painful for all of us,” Sarah Mahin, director of the county’s homeless department, told an online town hall Thursday.

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Sarah Langshaw said she was all for someone challenging the current leadership of the party, and said Burnham had got a good track record.

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Lead author Professor Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick of the Australian National University noted that the findings challenge a common assumption that climate conditions will gradually improve once emissions reach net zero.

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Last week the Policing Minister Sarah Jones said the role would be abolished.

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