Used in a Sentence

jeremiah

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for jeremiah.

Editorial note

On your points so far, having my copy of the book already, Jeremiah differentiates between Brand and Branding.

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Quick take

A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of jeremiah gathered in one view.

noun

A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

noun

A person who is pessimistic about the present and foresees a calamitous future; a prophet of doom.

noun

(Abrahamism, biblical) An ancient prophet, the author of the Book of Jeremiah, and of the Lamentations.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for jeremiah.

noun

A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

noun

A person who is pessimistic about the present and foresees a calamitous future; a prophet of doom.

noun

(Abrahamism, biblical) An ancient prophet, the author of the Book of Jeremiah, and of the Lamentations.

noun

(biblical) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

Example sentences

1

On your points so far, having my copy of the book already, Jeremiah differentiates between Brand and Branding.

2

Bill seems closer to Jeremiah than to Laura, but without a standard to offer beyond great observations.

3

Just two weeks after Cafe Edison was forced to shutter, Jeremiah Moss finds the legendary Times Square lunch counter barren.

4

A bit of Googling reveals that this exploit looks like it was authored by Jeremiah Grossman on August 11 2006.

5

Their founder and now CEO is Jeremiah Grossman, a pretty well-known web security guy.

6

She was, in effect, a heretic, a Jeremiah who was not listened to.

7

Here's a snippet of dialog from one of my favorite movies: Jeremiah Johnson: You wouldn't happen to know what month of the year it is?

8

I spent a year at Jeremiah Burke High School, which has the reputation as one of the worst in the state.

9

Anything Jeremiah Grossman has said on this topic is good stuff.

10

No matter where I go, Jeremiah or The Lean Brand seems entrenched.

11

The typical candidate at Matasano spends ~45 minutes talking to me or Jeremiah (the two of us are very senior and currently co-manage recruiting) before they ever get teched out.

12

The Antillean refugee Jeremiah de Saint-Amour, disabled war veteran, photographer of children, and his most sympathetic opponent in chess, had escaped the torments of memory with the aromatic fumes of gold cyanide.

Quote examples

1

Heaven help us, but that might have been the Three Dog Night song "Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog."

2

Pivotal is exactly the three-letter acronym that Jeremiah "[does] not trust", but it has never not been.

3

Another explanation, slightly more flattering to the parents, occurs to me: the popularity may owe something to the movie "Jeremiah Johnson", which came out about then.

4

"The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment" by Jeremiah Burroughs.

Proper noun examples

1

Jeremiah 2:7 (ESV): And I brought you into a plentiful land to enjoy its fruits and its good things.

2

Jeremiah is a friend of mine and I liked this project so I thought I'd share it.

3

Pivotal has _always_ consulted for both startups and enterprise level clients, and I take issue with Jeremiah's assertion that Pivotal has lost its way with regard to types of client engagement.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use jeremiah in a sentence?

On your points so far, having my copy of the book already, Jeremiah differentiates between Brand and Branding.

What does jeremiah mean?

A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

What part of speech is jeremiah?

jeremiah is commonly used as noun.