Sharra

[ shahr-uh ]

noun

, plural Shar·ras, (especially collectively) Shar·ra.

1. a member of a Mongol people inhabiting Outer Mongolia.
2. the language of the Sharras.

Example Sentences

The practice is how the popular phrase “on the rag” originates, says Sharra Vostral, a menstruation and menstrual product historian at Northwestern University.

From National Geographic

Sharra Greer, policy director at the Children’s Law Center, a nonprofit group that provides free legal services to D.C. children from low-income families, said she has one client who received two packets of schoolwork for a 10-day quarantine.

From Washington Post

Sharra Greer, policy director at the Children’s Law Center, a nonprofit group that provides free legal services to D.C. children from low-income families, said most of her clients are struggling with virtual learning but declined a slot for-person classes because they didn’t feel safe.

From Washington Post

But, as Sharra Vostral writes in her book Under Wraps, one of the defining missions of menstrual products such as pads, tampons and cups is discretion: the rest of the world simply isn't supposed to know whether a woman is menstruating or not.

From BBC

“One of the struggles we have had is really understanding how the schools are spending it,” said Sharra Greer, policy director at the Children’s Law Center, a nonprofit group that has called for greater transparency in at-risk spending.

From Washington Post