Examples of Uncle Sam in a Sentence
Uncle Sam wants you to join the Army!
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Federal workers or federal contract workers both get their money from Uncle Sam.
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Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
President Trump and his slash and burn sidekick Musk aren’t even trying to keep separate the interests of the world’s richest man and those of Uncle Sam.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
How ‘easy money’ from Uncle Sam made Miami a feast for PPP fraudsters
Other Broward deputy cases
The Wades’ trial in October followed that of another Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy who had served on the agency’s SWAT team.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show, with Samuel L. Jackson as Uncle Sam and an all-Black dance troupe in red, white and blue, dramatized America’s fragmentation.
—Laurence Lim, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
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Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
President Trump and his slash and burn sidekick Musk aren’t even trying to keep separate the interests of the world’s richest man and those of Uncle Sam.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
How ‘easy money’ from Uncle Sam made Miami a feast for PPP fraudsters
Other Broward deputy cases
The Wades’ trial in October followed that of another Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy who had served on the agency’s SWAT team.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show, with Samuel L. Jackson as Uncle Sam and an all-Black dance troupe in red, white and blue, dramatized America’s fragmentation.
—Laurence Lim, WWD, 11 Mar. 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 29 Mar. 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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