Fourth of July ExamplesWord Origin noun
Origin of Fourth of July An Americanism dating back to 1770–80 Examples from the Web for fourth of july Historical Examples of fourth of july
It was also a burlesque report, this time of a Fourth-of-July oration.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete
Albert Bigelow Paine
I’m as crazy as a Fourth-of-July orator who has forgotten his speech.
Little Ferns For Fanny’s Little Friends
Fanny Fern
Tammany don’t only show its patriotism at Fourth-of-July celebrations.
George Washington Plunkitt
They were out for a practice, and for a Fourth-of-July show.
Lucretia P Hale
His small boy, he said, had burned it with Fourth-of-July punk.
Edward Hungerford
British Dictionary definitions for fourth of july Fourth of July noun
- the Fourth of July a holiday in the United States, traditionally celebrated with fireworks: the day of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776Official name: Independence Day
fourth of july in Culture Fourth of July
The day on which the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress in 1776; Independence Day.