apostrophe
Example Sentences
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Even then, the apostrophe in the logo was a pepper.
From Slate • Aug. 11, 2025
Her husband of 52 years, Andrew, said the signs should be put back to their original state - including an apostrophe.
From BBC • May 5, 2024
“And if you really put it together, just put an apostrophe between I, M and Possible, it’s I’m possible,” he added.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2024
“Shouldn’t there be an apostrophe in that title?”
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024
To create the possessive of something that’s normally in quotation marks—for example, the title of a poem, “The Raven”—you would have to put the apostrophe outside.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
