- plural of H.
Hs
1 Americanabbreviation
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High School.
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British. Home Secretary.
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High School
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(in Britain) Home Secretary
Etymology
Origin of h.s.2
From Latin hōc sensū
Origin of h.s.3
From Latin hōrā somnī “at the hour of sleep”
Example Sentences
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Hs later comments on race led to him saying that he felt ostracised by the scientific community.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025
Hs son, Michael, and grandson, Marco, each started 16 more 500s without a win.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2022
Hs 75-yard touchdown was reminiscent of his glory days with the Eagles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2021
"Hs pace of play was good, his conditioning was good. He looked like he was certainly ready to play, and prepared to play," Hynes said.
From Fox News ● Jan. 23, 2021
Her uncle’s last sentence had three stinky Hs in it.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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As a high school/college runner and a h.s. track coach for almost 20 years, I lauded the athletes and encouraged my athletes to watch the modelling of Olympic stars of all countries.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2016
In Germany, their high schools and businesses partner to train during h.s.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2014
Twana H.S. first came to Germany in the early 2000's as an asylum seeker.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
When Georgia police arrested Black voting rights activist H.S.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2024
But with the urgency for South Korea and Japan to cooperate in combating geopolitical threats, “South Koreans need to let their government get on with the business of governance,” said Katharine H.S.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
Among them are interpreters like H.S., who refer to themselves as “blacklisted” and say they were unjustly barred from getting visas promised to Afghans who helped the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
Now Master H.S. if this do gaule you, forbeare kicking hereafter, and in the meane time you may make a plaister of your dried Marjoram.
From Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 by Acheson, Arthur
ECR is the #1 seed in the LA City open division and will host Banning HS on Thursday at 3pm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was up 0.2%, with tech stock swings making the HS Tech index whipsaw.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
East Renfrewshire Council inherited HS 0 plate from what was the Eastwood District Council.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2025
This finding suggests that blocking CD2 may effectively reduce the inflammatory response in HS, providing a potential new therapeutic avenue for managing symptoms and improving patient quality of life.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
For the kill shot, I posted it and Crew Chrissie with a blinking red alert on the Brandywine Hollows HS community page, which the teachers and administrators checked all the time.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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