Yankee
noun
a native or inhabitant of the United States.
Yankees
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pluralof Yankee.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It is a mark currently held by Goose Gossage for the 1981 New York Yankees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Tampa Bay charged into the Bronx and the $350 million Yankees rolled over like a basset hound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
He’s directing a documentary about former Yankees manager Joe Torre and has no shortage of other ideas, including an adaptation of Philip Roth’s 1995 novel “Sabbath’s Theater” he is developing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Down the stairs, I am welcomed by the yipping of a dozen Pittsburgh-hating Yankees fans.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026
He was wearing a Yankees baseball cap with the front of it pulled down over his eyes so that he had to lift his whole face to look at me.
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
