Sharon

[ shuh-rohn shar-uhn ]

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 Sharen. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “a plain or flat area.”

Sharon

¹

/ ˈʃærən /

noun

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

Sharon

²

/ ʃəˈrɒn /

noun

1. SharonAriel1928MIsraeliMILITARY: soldierPOLITICS: politician Ariel (ˈærɪəl). born 1928, Israeli soldier and politician; Likud prime minister (2001–06)

Example Sentences

“Everybody’s just trying to assess what we should do next,” said Sharon Rapport, director of California state policy for the Corporation for Supportive Housing, an advocacy group that also works with homeless nonprofits.

From Los Angeles Times

Last June, Olmedo sanctioned two of of Masterson’s former lawyers, Thomas Mesereau and Sharon Applebaum, for improperly sharing discovery from the trial with the Church of Scientology.

From Los Angeles Times

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Urgent measures must be taken to address the staggering level of abuse being suffered by bus drivers."

From BBC

The Manson Family killed nine people including the heavily pregnant Hollywood actress Sharon Tate, wife of Roman Polanski.

From BBC

The following morning his grandmother, Sharon Burton, agreed to drive Mr Thomas to Llandaff, because he said he wanted to walk the dog.

From BBC