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Lone Star State

American  

noun

  1. Texas (used as a nickname).


Example Sentences

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Such is the case after last week’s Lone Star State balloting, in which 2.3 million Texans voted in the Democratic primary and 2.2 million in the Republican primary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Musician Post Malone’s “famous” childhood home in Texas has hit the market for $549,000—over a decade after he traded the Lone Star State for California amid his stratospheric rise to stardom.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

The court should hear his case and require the Lone Star State to follow its own laws.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

In the Lone Star State, pastors seem to have a larger profile in social, political and religious discussions.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

“All y’all who want to vote for me, Taylor Rene Krystal Hawkins of the Lone Star State, raise your hands.”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray