How to Use Uncle Sam in a Sentence

Uncle Sam

noun
  • Uncle Sam wants you to join the Army!
  • Uncle Sam is going to need to raise some money.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
  • That is, until Uncle Sam steps in.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • That is, until Uncle Sam steps in.
    — Sarah Whitmire, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The cut of this jib is all Uncle Sam, but no one wore it like Elvis.
    — Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 6 July 2022
  • Rob Schneider thinks Uncle Sam needs you.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
  • After all, who doesn’t like getting a check from Uncle Sam?
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
  • But the next morning, the boys skip out, heading east for their dates with Uncle Sam.
    — Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 7 June 2024
  • Since then, Uncle Sam’s workforce has started to grow again.
    — Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Thank Uncle Sam — and a slow, venomous lizard that can survive on just a few meals a year.
    — Alan Burdick, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • If the tax code was altered to get rid of that break, there would be more revenue for Uncle Sam.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025
  • Think of all the kids in the past who got their money without having to pay Uncle Sam.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024
  • So don’t hold your breath for your cut to Uncle Sam to suddenly disappear.
    — David Goldman, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
  • That leaves $452 million after Uncle Sam takes his first bite.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Uncle Sam has stapled over most of Vecna’s rifts with crude metal plates, but left just enough open to use for his own ends.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
  • But that debt comes at a cost in the form of interest owed to investors for lending money to Uncle Sam.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN, 2 Aug. 2023
  • This strategy should be sufficient to tide Uncle Sam over to the summer.
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Wait until age 70, and Uncle Sam will bump your benefit by 8% per year.
    — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
  • These auctions are how Uncle Sam raises money to keep the country running.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
  • But if your wagers pay off during March Madness, Uncle Sam wants in on the game.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
  • This year could be a lot worse than 2024, not least because Uncle Sam is letting down its guard.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Friends of his were drafted, and others wandered around the country evading Uncle Sam.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 18 May 2024
  • If markets were to panic about Uncle Sam’s spending, bond yields would be among the earliest red flags to go up.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Some celebrants were clad in red, white, and blue, sporting everything from Uncle Sam hats to socks adorned with stars and stripes.
    — Alex Koller, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2023
  • In at least one early rendering, Uncle Sam wears a liberty cap rather than the red, white and blue top hat seen today.
    — Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2024
  • In an era where everyone else seems to look to Uncle Sam for help, that might be the industry's greatest achievement.
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2024
  • Having Uncle Sam buy a bunch of bitcoin artificially jacks up the price.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
  • But Uncle Sam’s name appears in print before that war, so his true origins remain unsettled.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Think of it as an annual gift from Uncle Sam for taking care of the nation’s next generation.
    — Mary Beth Gahan, Washington Post, 31 July 2023
  • Since 2008, trust in Uncle Sam to do what’s right has hovered around 20 percent.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026

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