all-American

American  

[awl-uh-mer-i-kuhn] / ˌɔl əˈmɛr ɪ kən /

adjective

1. representing the entire United States.

2. composed exclusively of American members or elements.

3. selected as the best in the United States, as in a sport.

   the all-American college football team of 1983.

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noun

1. an all-American player or performer.

all-American British  

adjective

1. representative of the whole of the United States

2. composed exclusively of American members

3. (of a person) typically American

   the company looks for all-American clean-cut college students

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Etymology

Origin of all-American

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

The most highly coveted point guard in the transfer portal, Dent arrived on campus with the pedigree of an All-American honorable mention who was expected to immediately elevate his new team.

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Henry, the great poet’s alter ego, reappears in all his ambiguity and confusion, an all-American, unremarkable, yet observant “unheroic hero” in the words of Shane McCrae, who writes the Introduction to this collection.

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For four years on the boys team, brother Nikolas Khamenia became an All-American because of his versatility.

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The Bruins coach let the honorable mention All-American know that if he wanted to play in the NBA, his defense would have to improve and he’d be held accountable.

From Los Angeles Times

This was a different approach than that of most coaches pursuing the honorable mention All-American from New Mexico.

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