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sheik

noun as in emir

noun as in ladies' man

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Example Sentences

I’m not sure when the Iron Sheik appeared, but I remember turning around and coming face to face with him.

From Ozy

One of the most important rooms in the temple is the shrine of Sheik Adi ibn Musafir.

Yezidis believe Sheik Adi was the possible reincarnation of Tawuse Melek.

“They are army, not militia,” the sheik repeated throughout our conversation.

The sheik seemed to keep his young fighter on hand for meetings with journalists.

Sheik Rogo used to say my mother was fair: she gave one son to Obama and the other to Osama.

The sheik halted before her, spinning upon one foot, yet keeping his place.

The sheik, panic-struck, came in and made submission, revealing the treachery of the ranee's paramour and adviser.

Coming still nearer the sheik whispered: ‘He has stolen my best mare and ten oxen.’

Gérard declining both suggestions, the sheik was obliged to leave, as night was at hand, and the lions might appear at any moment.

The sheik immediately asked what it was, and desired a dose for himself and the other men present.

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On this page you'll find 53 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sheik, such as: amir, chieftain, governor, leader, and shah.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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