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
Etymology
Origin of Sarah
From Late Latin Sarra, from Greek Sárra, from Hebrew śārāh “princess”
Example Sentences
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Sarah Miracle, a 42-year-old criminal and family attorney with an 8-year-old son who lives in Maryville, Tenn., claims she has seen an even more extreme consequence of helicopter parenting play out in court.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
How do you think about Eilish as compared with some of the heroes of the director’s other movies: Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley in “Aliens,” for instance, or Linda Hamilton’s Sarah Connor in the “Terminator” films?
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
As a professional writer, Sarah Suzuki Harvard says she isn’t inclined toward overtly exuberant prose.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Sarah said that Lily's Austrian passport states she was born in Britain, and that she also offered to show her birth certificate as proof, but was told this wouldn't be sufficient.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Somehow I know that those are the ancient words that the old man Toby first spoke to my ancestor Sarah.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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