apostrophe
Example Sentences
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Even then, the apostrophe in the logo was a pepper.
From Slate • Aug. 11, 2025
He recently added an apostrophe to his first name, now stylized as “Tre’.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2025
North Yorkshire Council said it "along with many others across the country" had opted to "eliminate" the apostrophe from street signs.
From BBC • May 5, 2024
And four decades after that, Barack Obama retraced the steps of a great-great-great-grandfather from Moneygall, in County Offaly, joking that the Obamas had come “to find the apostrophe that we lost somewhere along the way.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2023
It is no fault of the apostrophe that some of our words need so much help identifying themselves.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
