Used in a Sentence

initials

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for initials.

Editorial note

It's my initials, plus my the initials of both my grandparents' last names.

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Quick take

An abbreviation of a person's name, constructed by taking the initial letters of first, last, and sometimes middle name(s). See monogram

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of initials gathered in one view.

noun

An abbreviation of a person's name, constructed by taking the initial letters of first, last, and sometimes middle name(s). See monogram

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for initials.

noun

An abbreviation of a person's name, constructed by taking the initial letters of first, last, and sometimes middle name(s). See monogram

Example sentences

1

It's my initials, plus my the initials of both my grandparents' last names.

2

It's totally up to you, but an easy solution is to use initials, such as AJ instead of Allison Jane.

3

Or that asshole who unplugged the cabinet and erased your hard-earned initials from the #1 rank.

4

First thing I recommend is trying to get it to show your name[1] instead of the original authors initials.

5

I suppose the name isn't, but you could just as well use just the initials or something.

6

The initials are somehow very compelling - another couple of great literary UR blogs are the Unz Review (unz.com) and Uncouth Reflections (uncouthreflections.com).

7

This because the school's MIS system only recorded our middle initials.

8

I say do an experiment with initials if you can't find an existing study.

9

My new initials form a tri-ligature, so I'm really glad I went with it.

10

Actually, those are initials for my name (repeat 4*).

11

Every new person I met along the way asked me what shoulder it was, and then wanted to see the initials before continuing.

12

Our journalists can and do disagree with each other on our blogs, so we use initials to enable readers to distinguish between different writers.

Quote examples

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It's also a permutation of the initials of the similar built-in command, "git filter-branch".

2

This approach is not without its faults (we have four staff members with the initials "J.

3

"No one goes into the operating room without my initials" Made me feel more confident.

4

Examining the slide, I pointed to the bottom right and said to our translator, “Tell him my initials are still on the bottom.” The interpreter’s face went white, and after a lot of “I can’t tell him that,” he did.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use initials in a sentence?

It's my initials, plus my the initials of both my grandparents' last names.

What does initials mean?

An abbreviation of a person's name, constructed by taking the initial letters of first, last, and sometimes middle name(s). See monogram

What part of speech is initials?

initials is commonly used as noun.