(as) American as apple pie

idiom

: very or typically American
Baseball is as American as apple pie.

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Protecting foreign trade from harassment by pirates is as American as apple pie. The Editors, National Review, 18 Mar. 2025 Punt the excess alcohol Although beer and football might seem as American as apple pie, alcohol can increase the risk for high blood pressure, irregular heart rhythms, obesity, stroke and more. Michael Merschel/ American Heart Association News, Boston Herald, 9 Feb. 2025 Bigotry, white supremacy, and white Christian nationalism are as American as apple pie. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024 The Pony Car’s runaway success launched a cultural movement that persists to this day, making the Ford Mustang as iconically American as apple pie. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for (as) American as apple pie

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“(as) American as apple pie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28as%29%20American%20as%20apple%20pie. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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