initials

Example Sentences

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"That's quite upsetting for me to hear. The last phone call I made to a ward manager, she might as well have just said that to me," she said, referring to the FOH initials.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 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

Long under Washington’s radar, the First Capital Command, known by its Portuguese initials PCC, started out as a disgruntled band of inmates fighting for soap and toilet paper in the 1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

He’ll be able to wear those clothes, look at the initials on them, and say, “These were my dad’s. And I loved him.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

I tried to explain that the N and the Y were initials that stood for New and York, but still they insisted on joining the letters into a single word.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris