initials

Example Sentences

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The woman requested to be identified by her middle and last initials, B.B., out of concern for her immigration case.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Chinese municipalities are rolling out policies to support AI-powered one-person companies, using the initials "OPC" -- a rare use of English in official policy.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Long under Washington’s radar, the First Capital Command, known by its Portuguese initials PCC, started out as a disgruntled band of inmates fighting for soap and toilet paper in the 1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 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

I tried to explain that the N and the Y were initials that stood for New and York, but still they insisted on joining the letters into a single word.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris