Abie
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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One was Abie the Agent, a car salesman, created by Harry Hershfield, the son of a Jewish immigrant, Abie was the first Jewish character syndicated across the US.
From The Guardian • Jan. 30, 2020
When he died, two years later, Lennard reminded Abie about the secret, and asked if he could now be told.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2019
“I hate this,” said Abie Olivos, 78, a retired Navy barber in Denver, who spent Sunday morning shoveling his neighbor’s walkway for the fourth or fifth time this season.
From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2019
“I was upset, to put it mildly,” said Abie Washington, then 26 and just out of the Navy, who stood that evening in the crowd listening to Kennedy.
From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2018
I was elected president, Abie Gonzales, vice president, Charlotte Woodward, secretary, and Marjorie Ito, coordinator of social events.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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