Vashti

[ vash-tee, -tahy ]

/ ˈvæʃ ti, -taɪ /

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noun

the queen of Ahasuerus who was banished for refusing to appear before the king's guests. Esther 1:9–22.

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How to use Vashti in a sentence

I believe that Vashti on the right day could set the world record.
Vashti Cunningham discovered progress can slow in rarefied air. She still aims to jump higher.|Adam Kilgore|June 17, 2021|Washington Post
Joking aside, Randall expects Vashti to leap past him eventually , which would put her in heady territory.
Vashti Cunningham discovered progress can slow in rarefied air. She still aims to jump higher.|Adam Kilgore|June 17, 2021|Washington Post
That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus: and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I|Francis Augustus Cox
Unreasonable, however, as the demand of Ahasuerus was, Vashti ought not to have been so peremptory.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I|Francis Augustus Cox

A young girl named Vashti Dethic, has been brought up by her father to the rôle of clairvoyante and miracle-worker.
The English Stage|Augustin Filon
At first, he loves Vashti with a humble, ecstatic love, in which religious enthusiasm seems to enter more than human passion.
The English Stage|Augustin Filon
Vashti could tie a ribbon so that every man she passed turned to look after her.
Beggars on Horseback|F. Tennyson Jesse

British Dictionary definitions for Vashti

Vashti

/ (ˈvæʃtaɪ) /

noun

Old Testament the wife of the Persian king Ahasuerus: deposed for refusing to display her beauty before his guests (Esther 1–2)Douay spelling: Vasthi

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