the States
plural noun
informal
: the United States of America
My cousin from England is coming to visit me in the States.
Examples of the States in a Sentence
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Everyone wants to have their films to be distributed in the States.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
The House of Mouse is integrating Hulu into Disney+ and launching it as an international title, while bundling new sports streamer ESPN together with rival Fox One in the States.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
The precise mechanics now accepted as holding back player development in the States — the pay-to-play model at youth level, the limitations of MLS — were not really considered.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Maybe the States even knew that Daria had been refusing to sing the national anthem ever since elementary school.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
The couple settled on being friends until Bromfield moved from Jamaica to the States, and their relationship transitioned from friends to lovers.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson are going on a tour of the States as part of a road trip documentary with Netflix.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
But the one thing K-pop still lacks in the States?
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025
Between 2022 and 2024, the USA ranked among the operator’s top five destinations worldwide, with nearly every trip booked to the States designed as a road trip.
—Stacey Lastoe, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
The House of Mouse is integrating Hulu into Disney+ and launching it as an international title, while bundling new sports streamer ESPN together with rival Fox One in the States.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
The precise mechanics now accepted as holding back player development in the States — the pay-to-play model at youth level, the limitations of MLS — were not really considered.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Maybe the States even knew that Daria had been refusing to sing the national anthem ever since elementary school.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
The couple settled on being friends until Bromfield moved from Jamaica to the States, and their relationship transitioned from friends to lovers.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson are going on a tour of the States as part of a road trip documentary with Netflix.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
But the one thing K-pop still lacks in the States?
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025
Between 2022 and 2024, the USA ranked among the operator’s top five destinations worldwide, with nearly every trip booked to the States designed as a road trip.
—Stacey Lastoe, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
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“The States.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20States. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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