united
adjective
unit·ed
yu̇-ˈnī-təd 
1
: made one : combined
2
: relating to or produced by joint action
a united effort
3
: being in agreement : harmonious
a united family
unitedly
adverb
Examples of united in a Sentence
a united campaign against drug abuse
the party must present a united front if it hopes to win the election
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Hope for a more empathetic, more cooperative, more peaceful, more equal, more united society.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
The World Cup is supposed to be about united communities around the world, and my comment didn’t reflect that spirit.
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Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
Britain has experienced major blows to investment and productivity, a historic surge in annual net migration, and—shorn of the diplomatic heft of a united Europe and subject to the whims of a bullying Trump—a geopolitical humbling.
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Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
Yet, despite the losses, the team’s run united Haitians at home and abroad and filled them with pride many had never experienced.
—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
The World Cup is supposed to be about united communities around the world, and my comment didn’t reflect that spirit.
—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
Britain has experienced major blows to investment and productivity, a historic surge in annual net migration, and—shorn of the diplomatic heft of a united Europe and subject to the whims of a bullying Trump—a geopolitical humbling.
—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
Yet, despite the losses, the team’s run united Haitians at home and abroad and filled them with pride many had never experienced.
—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for united
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“United.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/united. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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