How to Use the American Revolution in a Sentence

the American Revolution

noun
  • Both had thought long and hard about what the American Revolution meant to them.
    — Marianne Holdzkom, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
  • The leaders of the American Revolution did not agree on all matters of faith.
    — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • These ideals were a tough sell during the American Revolution.
    — Phil Harrell, NPR, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Maryland was one of the original colonies and hence in the thick of the American Revolution.
    — Christopher Eric Bouchat, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2024
  • But what did women mean to the American Revolution?
    — Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Together these riders formed the face and voice of the start of the American Revolution.
    — Kostya Kennedy, Time, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The group came to be when women weren’t allowed in the Sons of the American Revolution.
    — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Wood was a scholar on the American Revolution.
    — CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • After the American Revolution, thousands of soldiers were paid parcels of land for fighting in the war.
    — Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
  • Of course, the idea of a king was foremost in the minds of those who fought the American Revolution and devised the founding document.
    — Cass Sunstein, Big Think, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Soon, this kind of spirit will carry the 13 colonies to protest, revolt and win the American Revolution.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • Step back through time to the days of the American Revolution at Colonial Williamsburg.
    — Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
  • In the middle of the American Revolution, the farmers had no legal way to demand payment.
    — Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • What do the killing of a trader, the execution of a woman, and the war that followed have to do with the American Revolution?
    — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • These two men – who had worked well together during the American Revolution – could not have been more different.
    — Marianne Holdzkom, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
  • Looking back, John Adams feared that the American Revolution would be badly taught.
    — William Anthony Hay, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2023
  • To counter that, cities during the American Revolution left a lot to be desired in terms of navigation and parkour.
    — John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
  • According to Custer, the dime’s reverse is a nod to the colonists of the American Revolution who were still awaiting peace.
    — Addy Bink, The Hill, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The entire edifice of the American Revolution was built upon this premise.
    — Sandeep Gopalan, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The two documents are the bookends of the American Revolution.
    — Robert A. Strong, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
  • At the time of the American Revolution, members of Key's family fought for and against the British.
    — Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
  • By the end of the American Revolution, Paine was regarded as a national hero.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The Appeal to Heaven flag dates back to the American Revolution.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2025
  • In the years after the American Revolution, many clergy believed that the harvest field had become barren.
    — Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
  • But the valorization of the American Revolution stands starkly next to its failure to export those shining ideals of freedom a world away.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
  • That was also the case during the American Revolution and the Civil War.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The battles of the American Revolution had begun.
    — Kostya Kennedy, Time, 16 Feb. 2026
  • As a major port and shipbuilding center, Alexandria played a key role in the American Revolution.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 16 July 2024
  • Prior to the American Revolution, the power over war and foreign affairs was lodged in the executive branch.
    — William J Watkins Jr, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
  • By the end of the American Revolution, Betsy Ambler had lived for years as a refugee and lost her hometown forever.
    — Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025

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