How to Use the States in a Sentence

the States

plural noun
  • Back in the States, Ted was alone.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • And to do it here on the home turf in the States?
    — The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • But the one thing K-pop still lacks in the States?
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025
  • This single didn't even chart here in the States.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Sports are such a huge part of our culture here in the States.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Aiming to be the first ‘pink’ brand in the States, the brand quickly took off.
    — Náosha Gregg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And then my mom wanted the family to move to the States.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
  • That one also airs on Peacock in the States.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Where is this energy in the pop versions of funk that get pushed in the States?
    — Rosamaria Garces, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Both incidences have led to free press concerns in the States.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Here's how to watch the reality show in the States.
    — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 31 May 2026
  • Back in the States, a brutal car ride over a wintery, bumpy road awaited her.
    — Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Maybe, probably, the States were also mad at her.
    — Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Well, the one time anybody in the States thinks about Canada or used to be.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Only a few hundred bottles are making it to the States.
    — Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Everyone wants to have their films to be distributed in the States.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Henry Bushnell spoke to him about his standing in the States.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But for now, Bedard’s profile in the States is still pretty low.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Obviously, the great players out of the States have that dream as well.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Where else in the States can people practically live in their bathing suits year-round?
    — Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 2 June 2026
  • And of course, there's the big problem of extradition to the States.
    — Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Back home in the States, the fascination only grew.
    — Holly Carter, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • This past weekend, Winter Storm Fern struck the States.
    — Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Americans are aware they’re stuck on the hamster wheel of hustle culture in the States.
    — Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • And kids used to come up from Mexico to go to Warped Tour in the States.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 11 May 2026
  • Despite the accolades, the Leaf hasn't been doing too hot in the States.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 30 Nov. 2025
  • His little digs at mentality in the States grated at first.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
  • How do your fans in the States respond to your movies differently than those in Japan do?
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Rather than send the grieving widows back to the States, the head honchos decide to turn them into spies.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 13 Jan. 2026
  • That’s cause for some concern regarding the Prius’ future here in the States.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 2 Apr. 2026

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