Below you will find example sentences with "american dream". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

American Dream in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: dream
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 12
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.3 words

Words in this phrase

american dream

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • american can mean: A citizen or national of the United States of America. Common word
  • dream can mean: Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

of the american dream 3× in the american dream 2× american dream has a 1× and the american dream 1× and the american dream iii 1× and the american dream johns hopkins 1× as the american dream fades and 1× at the american dream mall later 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all three films 1× american dream has 1× and as ugly 1× and my republican 1× armen martirosyan who 1× as his expected 1×

Common sentence endings:

the american dream 6× a better life 1× a checkered history 1× all ciscomani said 1× american dream iii 1× and physical detriment 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

people 3× citation 2× rooted 2× pursue 2× detriment 2× history 2× work 2× class 2× returned 2× piece 2× film 2× noir 2×

Related phrases

american banking american horror latin american american express american flag african american american history native american asian american american jewish

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

american democracy american culture american citizen american banking american airlines america south

Just after it in the phrase index:

american embassy american express american flag american history american horror american independent

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

american banking american horror american express american flag american history american jewish

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "american dream" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 24.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as of the american dream, in the american dream, people, citation and rooted stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with american banking, american horror and latin american, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with american dream

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

American Dream has a checkered history. (6 words)

It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. (10 words)

It was, he said, a dream rooted in the American dream. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

All three films are only available online. citation In Come on Down: Searching for the American Dream citation (2004) Thompson gives director Adamm Liley insight into the nature of the American Dream over drinks at the Woody Creek Tavern. (39 words)

Armen Martirosyan, who returned to his family’s Glendale restaurant Mini Kabob after a time away from the business and is now expanding the operation, sees this next phase of L.A. restaurants as part of the American dream. (39 words)

This is the "American Dream" at work, and one example of the many distinctly American stories that involved the advancement of the lower class into the upper class through hard work, dedication, and a network of supportive believers. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

All three films are only available online. citation In Come on Down: Searching for the American Dream citation (2004) Thompson gives director Adamm Liley insight into the nature of the American Dream over drinks at the Woody Creek Tavern.

Wertico is featured on the Drum Workshop videos, The American Dream II, and The American Dream III.

It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

Game Changer Wrestling has announced it will hold the event GCW Dream On at the American Dream Mall later this year.

It was, he said, a dream rooted in the American dream.

Money, relationship and career are the paragon of the American dream, the dream that so many people pursue – to the detriment of their emotional, spiritual and physical detriment.

All U.S. history honor students were invited to view it in the auditorium as it connects to their current unit: the American economy and the American dream.

This is the "American Dream" at work, and one example of the many distinctly American stories that involved the advancement of the lower class into the upper class through hard work, dedication, and a network of supportive believers.

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Taking the concept of a superhero that personified the American spirit to its core, Alex Ross and Steve Darnall use Uncle Sam as a platform to examine the contrast between the American dream and reality.

That ideology took root following WWI, when African American soldiers returned from the front expecting a more equitable piece of the American dream.

We are here because the American dream and our American democracy are under attack and on the line like never before,” she said.

I’m lucky to be an American because the American dream is far from over.

Nightmare Alley: Film Noir and the American Dream (Johns Hopkins University Press; 2013) 336 pages; interprets film noir as a genre that challenges the American mythology of upward mobility and self-reinvention.

American Dream has a checkered history.

And as ugly as sometimes people have to get to pursue the American dream, I want people to remember that … these are first and foremost human beings, who just want a better life.

And my Republican colleagues and I are committed to protect and strengthen the American Dream for all," Ciscomani said.

Armen Martirosyan, who returned to his family’s Glendale restaurant Mini Kabob after a time away from the business and is now expanding the operation, sees this next phase of L.A. restaurants as part of the American dream.

As a second generation U.S. citizen, Argueta learned early on that he wanted his own piece of the American dream.

As his expected 2024 campaign approaches, Biden has promised to revive the “American dream,” saying he will give his fellow countrymen and women cause for hope and confidence.

As the American dream fades — and as inequalities of income and wealth soar — many Americans feel increasingly angry and frustrated.

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