the American Revolution

noun

: the war of 1775–83 in which 13 British colonies in North America broke free from British rule and became the United States of America

Examples of the American Revolution in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 1939 African American opera singer Marian Anderson had been barred from singing in Washington’s Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution, who cited a white-performers-only policy. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Nov. 2026

In 1790, Robert Morris, the superintendent of finances during the Continental Congress and a financier of the American Revolution, asked Congress to investigate his handling of the country’s finances and was exonerated of any wrongdoing. — Gibbs Knotts, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026

Burns' many subjects have included the American Revolution, the Civil War and the Vietnam War. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), the organization that owned the venue, only permitted white artists to perform there. — Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the American Revolution

• ablution
• aleutian
• confucian
• dilution
• elution
• locution
• pollution
• solution
• volution
• absolution
• allocution
• attribution