How to Use abbreviation in a Sentence

abbreviation

noun

• If two pieces can move to the same square, the starting file is added to the piece abbreviation.
  — Isaac Aronow, New York Times, 13 June 2022
• The first name of someone whose last name is the same as the last name of someone whose first name is the abbreviation of a kind of juice.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 May 2022
• The name of the band is an abbreviation of street names in the heart of Tulsa’s Black business district.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 28 Jan. 2021
• Is the word in question an abbreviation for a longer word?
  — Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2012
• On the top right corner was the abbreviation EPD for en paz descanse — rest in peace.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022
• Like the military, the M.T.A. is fond of abbreviations and acronyms.
  — Andy Newman, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2020
• Does anyone still need to look up the abbreviation PPE?
  — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2020
• That’s the abbreviation for Orbital Drop Shock Trooper, the space marine rank of this game’s hero.
  — Chris Kohler, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2008
• Prescott is leaning more toward the Matts on this list, if Stafford doesn’t mind that abbreviation.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2022
• The abbreviation is believed to have come about in the U.S. in the 1940s with the rise of diners, where waitstaff often used shorthand to quickly convey orders to the kitchen.
  — Farideh Sadeghin, Saveur, 14 Sep. 2023
• But there are others which have dropped out of use or which remain as mere abbreviations.
  — Anthony Grant, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2019
• Spitzer said the N-word in its entirety but an abbreviation for f—.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022
• All of the jerseys will be individualized, with the player’s team logo and city abbreviation on the left chest and the Nike swoosh on the right.
  — Victoria Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2021
• The brand’s moniker—an acronym of the three friends and menswear industry vets’ last names and an abbreviation for summer—is itself an ode to all things sun-baked and breezy.
  — Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 1 July 2021
• Hopefully, someone gives the trio whose name comes from city abbreviations one of those shirts.
  — Chris Haghirian, kansascity, 23 Oct. 2017
• The spice list is an extreme abbreviation of ras el hanout, which is a North African staple blend comprising a lengthy list of spices — upward of 20!
  — Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
• Pak Topo,’’ a moniker that combined abbreviations of his name and the Indonesian word for mister.
  — Stephen Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2019
• Nicholson said in a statement on Sunday, referring to an abbreviation of the group’s name in Afghanistan.
  — Eltaf Najafizada, Bloomberg.com, 8 May 2017
• The name Antifa is an abbreviation of the phrase anti-fascist.
  — Paul Steinhauser, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2020
• The All-Star uniforms feature the player’s team logo and city abbreviation on the chest, while the caps feature the player’s team logo against the backdrop of a purple star.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 13 July 2021
• The jerseys featured a three-letter abbreviation for the team, with a two-button Henley look and floral trim on each sleeve.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2022
• Hope and Stoops had been joking about phrases and abbreviations that friends from high school would write in each other’s yearbooks.
  — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com, 30 Aug. 2019
• The collective’s name is taken from the abbreviation of the Latin phrase Alis volat propriis.
  — Michael Alberty | , oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
• And rather than full-on abbreviation, Beckham's most recent take on the chop allowed just enough length for a pin-up—all the better to let down her effortless bends.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 11 June 2018
• The guides returned the painting later and were able to make out an abbreviation of the artist’s name and title of the painting, an inscription discussing the painting’s patron, and a date: 1690.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 14 Mar. 2018
• Confusion about OBOR isn't helped by its lack of a clear name or even a settled upon abbreviation.
  — James Griffiths, CNN, 11 May 2017
• State whose postal abbreviation might come as a surprise?
  — Robyn Weintraub, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2021
• If your location is set to Thailand, the team abbreviations appear in Thai.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
• Do not send pictures, videos, emojis, group messages, slang, abbreviations or web links.
  — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 1 June 2024
• Hapa is an abbreviation of the Hawaiian term hapa haole, referring to multiracial people of Asian and/or Pacific Islander descent.
  — Kinza Shenn, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2024

Last Updated: 8 Dec 2024