Sarah

[ sair-uh ]

noun

1. the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Genesis 17:15–22.
2. a female given name.

Sarah

/ ˈsɛərə /

noun

1. Old Testament the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac (Genesis 17:15–22)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sarah¹

From Late Latin Sarra, from Greek Sárra, from Hebrew śārāh “princess”

Example Sentences

For Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., the cruelty of her new anti-trans diatribe against Rep.-elect Sarah McBride is just the means to an end: getting on TV, her former aide alleged on social media.

From Salon

Sarah Taylor is believed to be the first woman who is part of an international men's set-up.

From BBC

First things first: It is absolutely the case that the harassment of Sarah McBride, the newly elected Democratic representative from Delaware, is rooted in Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., having an insatiable desire for attention.

From Salon

In a preprint published earlier this year, Pennsylvania State University data scientist Sarah Rajtmajer and her colleagues followed more than 7500 academics who used Mastodon from just after Musk acquired Twitter until 1 year later.

From Science Magazine

“This is a major milestone that marks a great leap in understanding of the human body,” said Dr Sarah Teichmann, from the University of Cambridge and one of the founders of the Human Cell Atlas.

From BBC