initials

Example Sentences

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The international medical charity, widely known by its French initials, MSF, donated tents to serve as makeshift isolation wards.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The woman requested to be identified by her middle and last initials, B.B., out of concern for her immigration case.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Chinese municipalities are rolling out policies to support AI-powered one-person companies, using the initials "OPC" -- a rare use of English in official policy.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

One trial held in California’s Superior Court focused on a single plaintiff, referred to by their initials KGM.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

“Would her initials be J. B., by any chance?”

From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli