American Beauty

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noun

an American variety of rose, periodically bearing large crimson blossoms.

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Origin of American Beauty

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Words nearby American Beauty

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How to use American Beauty in a sentence

The deft theatricality of Mendes, who won an Oscar for “American Beauty” in 1999, imbues the production with a winning air of improvisational wit, even as it moves through the decades with narrative panache.
With the opening of ‘The Lehman Trilogy,’ Broadway just got smarter — and more exciting|Peter Marks|October 17, 2021|Washington Post
When actors have a lot of empathy … I feel changed after watching him in American Beauty.
Jane Levy? Arrived. In One Piece? Just About|Pallabi Munsi|May 12, 2021|Ozy
There was the Best Picture winner at the Oscars, American Beauty.
Complaining Like It’s 1999: ‘Fight Club,’ ‘American Beauty,’ and the Revolt of the Cubicle Drone|Arthur Chu|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Status: Director Sam Mendes has had luck with tales of suburban malaise before: his American Beauty took home a gold statue.
The Oscar Recession|Willa Paskin|November 11, 2008|DAILY BEAST

American-beauty roses may be a luxury, and white lilacs in the dead of winter, but garden flowers, never!
The Camerons of Highboro|Beth B. Gilchrist
The wild rose is more perfect than the finest double American Beauty.
A Little Garden Calendar for Boys and Girls|Albert Bigelow Paine
These may be made by using the same pattern as for the American Beauty rose, selecting the size required.
Make Your Own Hats|Gene Allen Martin
Two orderlies carried a wreath of American Beauty roses which was to be placed on the tomb of the ardent young Frenchman.
The Story of General Pershing|Everett T. (Everett Titsworth) Tomlinson
The first day he came down to the lunch, all dressed up with the American Beauty and the white waistcoat.
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town|Stephen Leacock