Reagan
Americannoun
-
Nancy Davis Anne Francis Robbins Davis, 1921–2016, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).
-
Ronald (Wilson), 1911–2004, 40th president of the U.S. 1981–89.
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
When President Ronald Reagan took office in 1981, America’s economy and stock market began to bounce back.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
“We all know that past is prologue,” Weinstein, a former Air Force JAG officer and Reagan White House lawyer, told Salon.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
That same year, then-President Ronald Reagan, who had initially campaigned against the reinstated selective service, decided he would keep it.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
In recent months, “ET” has undertaken a massive project to digitize and preserve all 11,600-plus episodes made since its founding host Mary Hart first signed on when Ronald Reagan was in the White House.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
Within two weeks, Reagan walked out of the hospital and returned to the White House.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
![]()
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.