1776

Cultural  

1. The year in which the Declaration of Independence was written.

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Example Sentences

Meanwhile, a stone barn that was built in 1776 and used as a “working agricultural structure” has been turned into an 8,000-square-foot “entertainment space and gym.”

From MarketWatch

Filed in the Central District of California by the 1776 Project Foundation, the suit alleges that L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

The 1776 Project describes its misson as advocating “for the principle of equal rights for all by opposing race-based discrimination in public education.”

From Los Angeles Times

We also approach the 250th anniversary of James Watt’s first commercial steam engine going on-line in March 1776, starting an industrial revolution.

From Barron's

We are all rich beyond the dreams of people living in 1776.

From Barron's