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.

Examples of the American dream in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The hardware of civilization that made the American dream real, livable, and lasting. — Brendan Bechtel, Fortune, 25 July 2026

His success in the States landed him on the Israeli reality series The Americans, which follows Israeli expatriates chasing the American dream in the United States. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

Those with more modest means are falling further behind and, perhaps most alarmingly, finding fewer pathways to the economic mobility that has helped define the American dream. — Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Husband and wife Mario Tornel and Martha Silva are no strangers to the American dream. — Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

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