Abby

American

[ab-ee] / ˈæb i /

noun

a first name, form of Abigail.

Example Sentences

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Ortega: We did a rehearsal at the hospital with Abby and us that was really fun.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Epidemiologist Abby Lippman dubbed such exaggeration of what genes do “geneticization,” and Ball calls geneticization a “hair’s breadth away from eugenics.”

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

But top romance writers—like Jasmine Guillory, Abby Jimenez, Helen Hoang and Nicholas Sparks—work hard to deliver exactly what their fans want, regularly turning breakout individual books into ongoing franchises and readers into repeat customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Abby, now 21, said she was "disheartened" to hear there were still issues with bullying.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

No matter how long it took Abby to maneuver her walker, they encouraged her to move around by herself, while they waited.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

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