Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Shaker Heights

American  

noun

  1. a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Ms. Orlean grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, an affluent suburb of Cleveland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Yet in “Dream Town,” Shaker Heights falls short again and again.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2023

It’s an important issue for the 42-year-old Chinese American author, whose parents emigrated from Hong Kong and raised her in Pittsburgh and Shaker Heights, Ohio.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2022

On the night of June 1, 1969, when Shannon was 4, her father, Jim, was driving the family back from an all-day party to their home in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2022

In Shaker Heights there was a plan for everything.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "Shaker Heights" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com