Brother Jonathan
Example Sentences
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Brother Jonathan got caught in a windstorm and struck one of the rocks.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025
For the first half of the 19th century, he was overshadowed by Brother Jonathan, a carryover from the original colonies.
From Slate • Jul. 4, 2022
Brother Jonathan may have morphed into Uncle Sam around the time of the Civil War, before fading away.
From Salon • Dec. 11, 2021
He replaced Brother Jonathan, a New Englander, as an American icon in the early 19th century after an article circulated in the May 12, 1830, New York Gazette.
From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2015
His costume was as droll as the girls'; for Uncle Augustus, who had figured the week before in some private tableaux, had a full Brother Jonathan suit.
From Prudy Keeping House by May, Sophie
