American, The

American  

noun

1. a novel (1877) by Henry James.

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Example Sentences

The investigators obtained a search warrant for Coplan’s electronic devices, which they thought might contain evidence that he was communicating with customers he knew to be American, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal

He doesn’t want to be the big American, the way he sits or walks onto trains.

From Los Angeles Times

For the average American, the sun will come up without the slightest regard to who wins the Warner bidding.

From The Wall Street Journal

As journalist Tanya Lewis explained in a 2024 article on “outrage fatigue” published in Scientific American, “The first few times you’re exposed to a perceived injustice, you feel fired up and ready to fight against it. But after repeatedly facing this moral assault, you start to feel fatigued, even withdrawn. Resistance feels futile.”

From Salon

Shareholders of Anglo American -- the bigger of the two firms with revenue of more than $27 billion in 2024 -- will own 62.4 percent of the new group and Teck shareholders the remainder.

From Barron's