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Definition of "she" [she]

  • Used to refer to the woman or girl previously mentioned or implied. See Usage Note at I1. (pronoun)
  • Used to refer to a female animal. (pronoun)
  • Used in place of it to refer to certain inanimate things, such as ships and nations, traditionally perceived as female: "The sea is mother-death and she is a mighty female” ( Anne Sexton). (pronoun)
  • A female animal or person: Is the cat a she? (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "she" in a sentence
  • "As she reports in the journal�Science, �she was able develop a computer model that used 150 genetic markers, specific bits of DNA scattered around the 23 pairs of human chromosomes, to predict who would be able to join the centenarian club."
  • " The blatant bounce in her breasts as she jogged gave away one simple, undeniable truth:  she was the neighborhood slut."
  • "And if Palin does run for president in 2012 she would get stomped so badly, by her own party, that they would need her dental records to identify her..she doesnt have an ice cubes chance in hell of winning!"
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