the American dream
noun phrase
variants
or the American Dream
: a happy way of living that is thought of by many Americans as something that can be achieved by anyone in the U.S. especially by working hard and becoming successful
With good jobs, a nice house, two children, and plenty of money, they believed they were living the American dream.
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Both the American dream of social mobility and the British fantasy of a post-class society feel increasingly hollow.
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Nell Stevens
august 4, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
Simmons credits his success and even his attitude to the power of the American dream.
—Mark Joseph, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
The key to achieving what’s long been known as the American dream is to plan, realtors and real estate experts agree.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 July 2025
The same forces that built the American dream 80 years ago are now suffocating it, inflicting profound pain on families across the country.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 7 July 2025
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Nell Stevens
august 4, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
Simmons credits his success and even his attitude to the power of the American dream.
—Mark Joseph, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
The key to achieving what’s long been known as the American dream is to plan, realtors and real estate experts agree.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 July 2025
The same forces that built the American dream 80 years ago are now suffocating it, inflicting profound pain on families across the country.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for the American dream
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“The American dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20American%20dream. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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