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 central London, near where tourists and business travelers board Eurostar trains to Paris, lies the burial place of Benjamin Franklin’s eldest son — a man whose life and family relationships were upended by his stance on the American Revolution. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Hough also said some of his ancestry can be traced to those who fought in the American Revolution. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026

According to the blunt John Adams, the American Revolution began before the war with Britain, in the people’s minds and hearts, and Arendt situated those shifts in American town councils where citizens had debated local affairs. — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Walk through the camps, speak with soldiers, and get a firsthand look at daily life during the American Revolution. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the American Revolution

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