Sarah
Americannoun
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the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Genesis 17:15–22.
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a female given name.
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of Sarah
From Late Latin Sarra, from Greek Sárra, from Hebrew śārāh “princess”
Example Sentences
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The musical "brings the stowaway bear gorgeously to life", agreed Sarah Hemming of the Financial Times.
From BBC
Sarah Jane Waugh, part of the Falkirk Pink Ladies group which wants the hotel closed, told us it "killed me to know that that girl's life was ruined".
From BBC
“The affairs have always been going on, but now they’re getting discovered,” said Sarah Moore Johnson, an estate-planning lawyer in Washington, D.C., with expertise on how DNA testing is affecting inheritance claims.
Dr Sarah Marks from Swansea University agreed business owners are under pressure to present themselves as successful online.
From BBC
Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom in a Thanksgiving call to members of the military.
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