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

Recent Examples on the Web

Politics are stable, and the serious crime rate is lower than in the States. — William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Samek’s challenge now is to build an infrastructure in the States that can support the assorted production companies and speak with the various teams, particularly the creative operations. — Peter White, Deadline, 30 July 2026

Ovechkin will be headed back to the States in a little over a month for the Capitals' training camp. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Trumpeting the visas that were issued does ring a little hollow when one of its own employees was issued one but was still denied entry to the States. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Rhymes for the States

• abrogates
• acetates
• activates
• actuates
• adsorbates
• aggravates
• agitates
• allocates
• alternates
• antedates
• aspirates
• automates