caps

Example Sentences

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"It's special to be so consistent to get to 50 caps. It says a lot about how much the game means to them and how much it means to play for Ireland," said Farrell.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2023

“I love the idea that America is almost boiled down to minor league baseball caps. It’s a fascinating concept.”

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2021

“Those guys were crossing the Ninglick River in 3-foot waves with breakers, white caps. That’s dangerous” John said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2020

In an online chat in 2014, Bill Walsh, The Washington Post’s grammar and style guru who died in 2017, noted: “Some acronyms get so well entrenched they lose the caps. Like ‘radar’ and ‘scuba.’

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2018

Where a word is to be changed from small letters to capitals, draw three lines under it, and write caps. in the margin.

From "Stops", Or How to Punctuate A Practical Handbook for Writers and Students by Allardyce, Paul