Sharon

American  

[shuh-rohn, shar-uhn] / ʃəˈroʊn, ˈʃær ən /

noun

1. Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.

2. a fertile coastal plain in ancient Palestine: now a coastal region N of Tel Aviv in Israel.

3. a city in W Pennsylvania.

4. a town in E Massachusetts.

5. Also Sharen a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “a plain or flat area.”

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Sharon ¹ British  

/ ʃəˈrɒn /

noun

1. Ariel (ˈærɪəl). born 1928, Israeli soldier and politician; Likud prime minister (2001–06)

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Sharon ² British  

/ ˈʃærən /

noun

1. a plain in W Israel, between the Mediterranean and the hills of Samaria, extending from Haifa to Tel Aviv

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Example Sentences

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Sharon

The site was excavated by Prof. Gonen Sharon of Tel-Hai University of Kiryat Shmona in the Galilee and his colleagues.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Farrell of the University of Haifa conducted the research using material from the site excavated by Sharon and his colleagues.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

At the city council meeting, fourth-grade teacher Sharon LaPlante argued that there was no way teachers could handle classes of 28 students, especially when many have additional needs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

"They came to see us at the house and they said, 'You can't do this. We're advising you not to do this. Your heart's too weak'," Sharon recalls.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Sharon felt like a big sister to my mom.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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