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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A staffer for Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders offered a Kennedy aide a tobacco pouch from a custom gold tin at a dinner in Washington this spring.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Claire Danes, “The Beast in Me” “Sarah Pidgeon made the most of a star-making role as Carolyn Bessette in ‘Love Story,’ and Sarah Snook ran the emotional gamut as ‘All Her Fault’s’ distraught mom.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
OpenAI attorney Sarah Eddy countered with an attack on Musk himself.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Germany's Sarah Engels was "on fire", Norway's Jonas Lovv had "no self control" and Sweden's Felicia gave us an image that's hard to forget: "You're in my head, my heart, my body parts".
From BBC • May 17, 2026
And maybe Sarah and Daniel and I should learn to cook.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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