Eighteenth Amendment

American  

noun

1. an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1918, prohibiting the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages for consumption: repealed in 1933.

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Example Sentences

You recognize them, surely—those are the footsteps of a bar-keeper out of employment, waiting for the eighteenth amendment to pass away.

From Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels by Leacock, Stephen

It was the law-abiding citizen that planned and urged and voted for the eighteenth amendment to the Constitution.

From David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story by Harney, George S.

But the eighteenth amendment and its restrictions have not deprived any of these places of their inherent buoyancy, even though they may not be as noisy as Coffee Dan's.

From Fascinating San Francisco by Wood, Andrew Y.

The country has duly adopted the eighteenth amendment.

From State of the Union Address by Coolidge, Calvin

The enforcement of the laws enacted to give effect to the eighteenth amendment is far from satisfactory and this is in part due to the inadequate organization of the administrative agencies of the Federal Government.

From State of the Union Address by Hoover, Herbert