pound sign
Example Sentences
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"Myself and Clive's family and friends are heartbroken about the loss of him. You can never put a pound sign on anybody's life."
From BBC • May 9, 2023
The Washington state Department of Health instructs people to contact the DOH COVID-19 hotline at 1-800-525-0127 and press the pound sign to report the positive result from an over-the-counter test.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2022
When I began writing an op-ed column in 2005, a hashtag was little more than the pound sign you press for more options on a phone menu.
From The Guardian • Sep. 1, 2018
Sure, it’s probably way more than Eric Trump was hoping to reveal when he typed that pound sign, but sometimes your worldview just seeps through.
From Slate • Aug. 17, 2018
The a-circumflex just goes to an "a", but we have several choices we can make about the pound sign.
From The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002 by Tinsley, Jim
