- 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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That could reduce ABC’s audience in St. Louis because the channel has less reach than KDNL.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
But the notice for early renewal of licence from the FCC came a day after ABC's late-night host Jimmy Kimmel made a joke about first lady Melania Trump.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told ABC’s “This Week” that morale aboard the Lincoln has improved since sailors learned they will finally be coming home.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Kevin O’Leary, who made a fortune in software in the 1990s, is now best known as “Mr. Wonderful” from ABC’s Emmy Award-winning “Shark Tank.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
On ABC’s “Nightline,” he called Permian fans “football crazy,” and during the show it was pointed out that a $5.6 million high school football stadium had been built in Odessa in 1982.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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