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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Unfortunately, Greenfield’s dazzling assessment of greed, consumption and the American dream doesn’t translate on the stage.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
As a first-generation American from a farming family in Mexico, Kinoshita believed the best way to finally achieve the American dream her family had for her was to own property.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
For Japanese people, as for immigrants from other nations, land was a foothold on the American dream.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
That’s not a great omen for the American dream, which has long been regarded as owning a home.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
As a first-generation American from a farming family in Mexico, Kinoshita believed the best way to finally achieve the American dream her family had for her was to own property.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
For Japanese people, as for immigrants from other nations, land was a foothold on the American dream.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
That’s not a great omen for the American dream, which has long been regarded as owning a home.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 4 Nov. 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 12 Nov. 2025.
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