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

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

From Salon • Apr. 16, 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

The Ngurah Rai Immigration Office confirmed the 45-year-old - whom it referred to only by his initials SL - was arrested following an Interpol alert.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

“Bat” was what almost everyone called Bixby Alexander Tam, for a couple of reasons: first, because the initials of his name—B, A, and T—spelled Bat.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold