alphabet

Example Sentences

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When other kids learned the alphabet, he didn’t pay attention.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

When the end of the alphabet is reached, it loops back around to ‘A.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The American presidency is an alphabet soup of acronyms.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

"You can start playing around with the much larger code. It's like adding one more letter to the alphabet."

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

There sat easily a hundred and fifty mice, at three or four long tables—yardsticks supported by alphabet blocks.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck