capital letters

Cultural  

1. One of the two kinds of letters. Capital letters, also called upper-case letters, are larger than, and often formed differently from, lower-case letters. Capital letters are used at the beginning of a sentence or a proper name and may be used to show respect. Some examples are: “T he dog barked,” D aniel, the L ord, and Q ueen E lizabeth.

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Example Sentences

Credits at the end of “Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair” attribute the creation of the Bride assassin to “Q & U” — stark-white capital letters that stand in for Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman.

From Los Angeles Times

His campaign, seeking a complete ban on handwritten prescriptions, bore fruit when in 2016, the Medical Council of India ordered that "every physician should prescribe drugs with generic names legibly and preferably in capital letters".

From BBC

Just that, bellowed in capital letters evoking images of very self-assured men sporting handlebar mustaches.

From Salon

In a possible indication of his unhappiness at not playing against his son, Everton defender Young posted the word 'gutted' in capital letters on his X account on Friday morning.

From BBC

But Mr Dunks did provide witness statements, compiling them from pre-drafted paragraphs identified by capital letters, assembled following instructions from the Post Office.

From BBC