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

One of his favourite takeaways was Sharon's Plaice, a fish and chip shop on the Ings Road Estate.

From BBC

Owner Sharon Foy fondly recalled his visits to pick up a fish supper.

From BBC

The court heard that on the morning of the attack, Thomas' grandmother, Sharon Burton, drove him to Llandaff, and she described him becoming "more and more agitated" and sending several text messages.

From BBC

Her story, set in the early aughts and based on a novel by Sharon M. Draper, arrives onscreen with a family-friendly brightness, buoyed by upbeat montages.

From New York Times

“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