the Bill of Rights

noun phrase

: the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution

Certain freedoms are guaranteed to all Americans by the Bill of Rights.

Examples of the Bill of Rights in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Key to that determination is whether gun laws are historically consistent with laws on the books in the 18th century, when the Bill of Rights was ratified. — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Upton Sinclair was arrested for reading the Bill of Rights and Roger Baldwin was arrested for reading the Constitution. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026

Close attention is paid to the crafting of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the currently moribund system of checks and balances, and that pesky electoral college. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

What the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Gettysburg Address were all going to be here on display. — ABC News, 28 June 2026

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