Borah

American  

[bawr-uh, bohr-uh] / ˈbɔr ə, ˈboʊr ə /

noun

1. William Edgar, 1865–1940, U.S. senator from Idaho 1906–40.

2. Mount, Borah Peak.

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Example Sentences

First Class Nick Maimer was a 20-year military veteran, including time spent serving in the Army Special Forces, and a 1995 graduate of Borah High School in Boise, he previously told the Statesman.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2023

Large earthquakes like the 1959 Hebgen Lake quake and the 1983 Borah Peak quake altered the iconic geyser’s activity, decreasing the frequency of its eruptions, Hurwitz said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 24, 2020

I said – I said, “You know, Senator Borah, a famous chairman from the state of Idaho, went down to see I think it was Coolidge, although it could have been Harding.  I’m not sure.”

From MSNBC • Feb. 18, 2016

Mr. Strickler is survived by his wife of 57 years, Ellis Barnard Strickler; his daughters, Nancy Strickler Borah and Elizabeth Ann Strickler; his sons, Frank and Charles; and three grandchildren.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2012

Cook joined forces with Woodrow W Borah, a Berkeley historian, in the mid-1950s.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann