Boston

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Franklin fled servitude in Boston and established himself in Philadelphia as an independent printer—and eventually as the philosopher-statesman-Founder we know.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Coming upon the Boston Tea Party, it’s inevitable he’ll whine about not being invited.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Hundreds of selfies were taken as they spent more time pre and post match in the area with families and friends, who were also flown between camp and Boston before making the trip to Miami.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Germany take on Paraguay at the Gillette Stadium near Boston in what will, remarkably, be their first knockout match at a World Cup since they beat Argentina in the 2014 final.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

As the crowd dispersed into the streets of what I was almost positive now was Boston, Massachusetts, in seventeen hundred and something or other, they grew quieter.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin