AMERICA in a Sentence

Learn AMERICA from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

25 example sentences for AMERICA, such as:

1. They sailed to America in a large liner.
2. America's media companies bestride the globe.
3. America's priority is rightly to stimulate its economy.
4. The discovery of America is generally referred to Columbus.
5. It's traditional in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.

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 Meanings and Examples of AMERICA
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
America
 n.  the United States of America
 n.  North America, South America, and Central America
Classic Sentence:
1  "We don't cheat in America, but you can, if you choose," said Jo angrily.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWELVE
2  I forgot young ladies in America go to school more than with us.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWELVE
3  She took to writing sensation stories, for in those dark ages, even all-perfect America read rubbish.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
4  I was brought up in America but educated at Oxford because all my ancestors have been educated there for many years.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
Example Sentence: (21 in 2 pages)
1  It's traditional in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
2  The pioneers went west across North America, cutting down forests and planting new crops.
3  Millions of Germans emigrated from Europe to America in the nineteenth century.
4  America's current economic downturn is markedly different from previous recessions.
5  Latin America is a world where primitive ways of life exist near ultra-modern cities.
6  America's priority is rightly to stimulate its economy.
7  America's wealth is underpinned by a global system which exploits the world's poor.
8  The discovery of America is generally referred to Columbus.
9  They sailed to America in a large liner.
10  Independence Day is one of America's principal legal holidays.
11  America's media companies bestride the globe.
12  He's argued from the start that America and its allies are putting too much emphasis on the military option.
13  Only by keeping down costs will America maintain its competitive advantage over other countries.
14  The spread of the suburbs has triggered a population explosion among America's deer.
15  The bulk of the funds are supplied by some of America's largest and most powerful corporations.