number sign

Example Sentences

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Then symbols, explanation points, the number sign and asterisks.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2022

John sure did get tired of people pronouncing his name with a hashtag instead of a number sign.

From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2015

Service holds are indicated by a double line, and service breaks are an askew number sign.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2014

Remove the number sign from the front of “woah” and the result is more like 50 tweets a minute.

From Slate • Dec. 30, 2013

By the Initiative a certain number of voters may propose new legislation and when the requisite number sign a petition the proposed law must then be submitted to popular vote.

From Face to Face with Kaiserism by Gerard, James W. (James Watson)