Uncle Sam
Example Sentences
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Here’s a surprise about the countries at the center of the bond-market selloff: They’re all borrowing far less than Uncle Sam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
After contributing to the system for decades — and with no way of knowing how long you’ll live in retirement — many people naturally want to get as much as they can from Uncle Sam.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
And yet now, as Canada’s leader, Carney would make an expanded version of the same case to America’s closest allies—that the entire global security system was too dependent on Uncle Sam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
You are doing a square dance with your children and the two-step with Uncle Sam.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
Retracting his earlier thought, he concluded, “No, that ain’t so, I’m glad I went. I done my part and I’m going to fight right here till Uncle Sam does his.”
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
