variants
or sheik
1
: an Arab chief
2
usually sheik
: a man held to be irresistibly attractive to romantic young women
Examples of sheikh in a Sentence
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Dubai delivered in 2006 and is now the sheikh’s royal yacht, with accommodations for 24 guests and quarters for 88 crew.
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Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
Seizing on the connection, Youssef persuaded Ali to guest star throughout the second season as a sheikh who mentors Ramy Hassan, and even marries Ramy to his daughter, only for Ramy to ruin everything by sleeping with his Egyptian cousin right before the wedding.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
The sheikh and Radcliffe’s Ineos Group were the only two parties to submit bids before Manchester United’s April 28 deadline last year.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Ronen Neutra flew to Qatar to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani; Ms. Alexander met with the sheikh privately in Washington.
—Christopher Maag, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
The sheikh, an International Olympic Committee member since 1992 and a former close ally of its president Thomas Bach, had been sentenced at his original trial to almost 14 months in prison with a further 15 months suspended.
—Graham Dunbar, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
Leaving Clock Tower Square, Abu Faraj called the sheikh of Khan al-Ahmar to confirm that Huda and her team were on their way.
—Nathan Thrall, Curbed, 25 Oct. 2023
On its back cover is a picture of the Palestinian sheikh Abdullah Azzam, a mentor of Osama bin Laden.
—Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2023
A lot of my friends were killed and injured also the sheikh in our mosque was killed.
—Sami Zayara, ABC News, 17 Nov. 2023
Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
Seizing on the connection, Youssef persuaded Ali to guest star throughout the second season as a sheikh who mentors Ramy Hassan, and even marries Ramy to his daughter, only for Ramy to ruin everything by sleeping with his Egyptian cousin right before the wedding.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
The sheikh and Radcliffe’s Ineos Group were the only two parties to submit bids before Manchester United’s April 28 deadline last year.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Ronen Neutra flew to Qatar to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani; Ms. Alexander met with the sheikh privately in Washington.
—Christopher Maag, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
The sheikh, an International Olympic Committee member since 1992 and a former close ally of its president Thomas Bach, had been sentenced at his original trial to almost 14 months in prison with a further 15 months suspended.
—Graham Dunbar, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
Leaving Clock Tower Square, Abu Faraj called the sheikh of Khan al-Ahmar to confirm that Huda and her team were on their way.
—Nathan Thrall, Curbed, 25 Oct. 2023
On its back cover is a picture of the Palestinian sheikh Abdullah Azzam, a mentor of Osama bin Laden.
—Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2023
A lot of my friends were killed and injured also the sheikh in our mosque was killed.
—Sami Zayara, ABC News, 17 Nov. 2023
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“Sheikh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheikh. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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