apostrophe
Example Sentences
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Even then, the apostrophe in the logo was a pepper.
From Slate • Aug. 11, 2025
Postie Sam was just finishing her round when we caught up with her near a new St Mary's Walk sign that had been erected in the town with no apostrophe.
From BBC • May 5, 2024
On my first day on set on “Mad Men,” I had to do another take because I’d left out an apostrophe.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2023
“My name is Barack Obama, of the Moneygall Obamas, and I’ve come home to find the apostrophe we lost somewhere along the way,” he joked to a crowd in Dublin.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2023
And then let us check that we know the rules of what modern grammarians call “possessive determiners” and “possessive pronouns” - none of which requires an apostrophe.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
