sharif
noun
a variant of sherif.
sharif
1 American
[shuh-reef]
/ ʃəˈrif /
noun
Sharif
2
American
[shah-reef]
/ ʃɑˈrif /
noun
sharif
British
/ ʃæˈriːf /
noun
Etymology
Origin of sharif
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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Although the data is confidential, Walmart likely already provides a lot of information to U.S. economic statistical agencies, said Omair Sharif, founder and president of Inflation Insights.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 9, 2026
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Munir also have to contend with owing rehabilitation of their country’s image almost entirely to one man.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the agreement will be signed at the end of the week in Switzerland, in a post on X announcing the deal.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
Announcing the breakthrough on Sunday, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose nation had been mediating, said it included "the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon".
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
Laila sat across from Abdul Sharif, who was a thin, small- headed man with a bulbous nose pocked with the same cratered scars that pitted his cheeks.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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