Americanness
Americannoun
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Example Sentences
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Examining the intersection of Christianity and Americanness across centuries would have helped Mr. Sutton’s case.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
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
In this way, the memes and satire are likely helping young Somalis in the U.S. reaffirm their Americanness.
From Salon • Dec. 8, 2025
In the camps, the sport was a literal pastime — and a way of performing Americanness for a government that had aimed suspicion at a group determined to prove its loyalty.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2024
Except for on the first day of school, the other kids hadn’t seemed that interested in Hanako’s Americanness.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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