Americanness
Americannoun
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Example Sentences
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This is precisely what I think drives those debates about language and who gets the right to claim Americanness — a lack of information.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
The U.S. asks applicants for naturalization to affirm an understanding of Americanness that goes beyond the formal and legal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
How can the show bring those two cultures together to really showcase her Asianness and her Americanness in equal parts?
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2024
He is an artist for whom Americanness truly matters, as much as the tradition of Western classical music — both heritages treated not with nostalgia, but with awareness and affection.
From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2022
She was struck by the word, by the irredeemable Americanness of it.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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