Golden State
Americannoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The election comes at a time when many are struggling to make ends meet in the Golden State, which has the highest cost of living in the country.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
The compression of history in “This Land” is no more evident than in the filmmakers’ use of the Donner Party to introduce the Golden State as a frontier to be conquered.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry says he has signed an endorsement deal with Chinese sportswear giant Li-Ning.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Though he didn’t linger in the Golden State for long, his offspring later returned and formed California’s first modern pack in 2015.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
Her voice was brusque with the staccato Californians sometimes affect when they’re trying too hard to be from New York, but there was a bright hard edge of that Golden State cheeriness, too.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
