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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The possibility of reducing endometriosis diagnosis times would be "absolutely huge", says Dr Sarah Jarvis.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Sarah Isgur, a podcaster and SCOTUSblog analyst, said that “originalism is getting more and more muddled. Either the history matters or it doesn’t.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
“It’s unnerving, for sure,” said Sarah Adams, 81, a retired high school math teacher who lives alone in a Rancho Palos Verdes neighborhood with only one road in and out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Much of the opposition had little to do with roadway planning or downtown redevelopment and everything to do with preventing completion of a longstanding religious project,” church spokeswoman Sarah Heller said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
“You might say it’s a sort of cooperative, of which I’m a founding member. My name is Sarah R. R stands for Rector, if you ever look me up.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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