Definitions

a

[uh, ey] / ə, eɪ /

ARTICLE

not any particular or certain one of a class or group

Synonyms

STRONGEST

STRONG

one

Antonyms

WEAK

every the

Example Sentences

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We have a guy who sold his business and could have probably retired.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

There are a lot of setbacks, and a lot of sleeping in the office, especially in the first five or 10 years.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

It takes a long time to get rich in America.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

MarketWatch: Is it possible for ordinary investors to build wealth without owning a business?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

“I am just a simple, ordinary person, not a heroine,” Joey wrote to Marie Dachauer in 1945.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly