Examples of Uncle Sam in a Sentence
Uncle Sam wants you to join the Army!
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Pelley’s band, Uncle Sam’s Population, had an agent, who gave him the phone number of a bigger agent, in New York.
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David Owen, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
So don’t hold your breath for your cut to Uncle Sam to suddenly disappear.
—David Goldman, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Throughout the performance, the dancers repeatedly formed a flag while Samuel L. Jackson, portraying Uncle Sam — a historically white figure — narrated the show, taunting Kendrick Lamar.
—Dr. Delvena Thomas, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
Who was named the game’s M.V.P.? 11 of 11
Which actor, dressed as Uncle Sam, made appearances throughout Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance?
—New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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David Owen, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
So don’t hold your breath for your cut to Uncle Sam to suddenly disappear.
—David Goldman, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Throughout the performance, the dancers repeatedly formed a flag while Samuel L. Jackson, portraying Uncle Sam — a historically white figure — narrated the show, taunting Kendrick Lamar.
—Dr. Delvena Thomas, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
Who was named the game’s M.V.P.? 11 of 11
Which actor, dressed as Uncle Sam, made appearances throughout Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance?
—New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Uncle Sam
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“Uncle Sam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Uncle%20Sam. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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Uncle Sam
noun
Un·cle Sam
ˌəŋ-kəl-ˈsam 
1
: the U.S. government thought of or represented as a person
2
: the American nation or people
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