variants or sheik
1
: an Arab chief
2
usually sheik : a man held to be irresistibly attractive to romantic young women
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When a boy turns sixteen, he is assigned a sheikh from his hometown and studies with him in a local prayer room at the shrine every weekend. —
Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026 The sheikh had studied religious law at Damascus University and earned a master’s degree in Lebanon; the Tunisian had not completed a day’s worth of religious study in his life, relying instead on YouTube videos and stray sermons. —Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026 Equestrianism is one of the most enduring cultural traditions, and the region’s most prominent sheikhs have long shaped European thoroughbred racing. —Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026 The case also brought to public attention the disturbing story of the sheikh’s two other daughters, Shamsa and Latifa, who disappeared after attempting to escape her father’s control. —Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sheikh
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Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026 The sheikh had studied religious law at Damascus University and earned a master’s degree in Lebanon; the Tunisian had not completed a day’s worth of religious study in his life, relying instead on YouTube videos and stray sermons. —Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026 Equestrianism is one of the most enduring cultural traditions, and the region’s most prominent sheikhs have long shaped European thoroughbred racing. —Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026 The case also brought to public attention the disturbing story of the sheikh’s two other daughters, Shamsa and Latifa, who disappeared after attempting to escape her father’s control. —Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sheikh
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