Scheherazade

[ shuh-her-uh-zah-duh, -zahd, -heer- ]

/ ʃəˌhɛr əˈzɑ də, -ˈzɑd, -ˌhɪər- /

(in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) the wife of the sultan of India, who relates such interesting tales nightly that the sultan spares her life.

(italics) a symphonic suite (1888) by Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov.

Example sentences from the Web for scheherazade

He compares himself to Scheherazade, whose survival was based on her ability to weave tale after tale.

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“I believe in storytelling as deeply as Scheherazade did,” says the Iranian novelist Laleh Khadivi.

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Marton diverted his attention by spinning amusing stories until he fell asleep, just as Scheherazade did.

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Keith lusts for Scheherazade and Lily provokes and even encourages him toward her.

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Did Scheherazade herself ever imagine a stranger story than this?

Strange Stories from History for Young People |George Cary Eggleston
His existence, in the boyish imagination, was more adventurous than that of any hero of Scheherazade.

The Genius |Margaret Horton Potter
There is a new story every morning, and nobody to cut off the head of the Scheherazade.

Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled from Her Letters and Journals |Charles Edward Stowe
O'Mally, half hidden behind a tree, wondered if he had not fallen asleep over some tale by Scheherazade and was not dreaming this.

The Lure of the Mask |Harold MacGrath
A heavy bronze incense burner pours forth fumes of Bichara's Scheherazade.

The Merry-Go-Round |Carl Van Vechten

Scheherazade

[ (shuh-hair-uh-zahd) ]

The sultan's wife who narrates the Arabian Nights.