- plural of ABC.
ABC's
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Also ABC the alphabet.
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the basic skills of spelling, reading, and writing.
learning the ABC's in the early grades of school.
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Also ABC the basic or elementary facts, principles, etc., of a subject.
the ABC's of electricity.
Example Sentences
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On Thursday, the “Last Week Tonight” host kicks off a guest-star arc on ABC’s long-running daytime soap “General Hospital,” which continues through Friday and then Monday, July 6.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has also taken aim at ABC’s daytime talk show, “The View.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
By comparison, ABC’s “World News Tonight” averaged 8.1 million viewers, up 14%, and NBC’s “Nightly News” brought in 6.1 million, up 7%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
As he was sparring with Whoopi Goldberg on ABC's The View, Trump was meeting with world leaders at the G7 summit in the French resort town of Évian-les-Bains.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
The first thing you did in an emergency was ABC’s.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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