Uncle Sam
Example Sentences
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Uncle Sam doesn’t care if you just bought the mutual fund either.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
At the same time, America’s foreign creditors are having to ramp up their own wartime spending, leaving less to lend to Uncle Sam, she adds.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Anthropic’s standoff with the Defense Department has cost it Uncle Sam as a customer, but it has brought a momentary advantage in the ferocious talent war between rival artificial intelligence labs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
The lab was also expecting the tariffs to raise a net $1 trillion for Uncle Sam over the next decade.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026
"You'll be happy to know that Mr. Westing was really my Uncle Sam," she whispered to her partner.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
