IMS
Britishabbreviation
Example Sentences
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They’ve checked in via text, email, IMs, chats and every other way imaginable since the disaster made national and world news.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025
With 19-year-old Emma Weyant taking silver in the women’s race, behind Japan’s Yui Ohashi, and Hali Flickinger winning bronze, the Americans earned the maximum four of the available six medals in the 400 IMs.
From Washington Post • Jul. 24, 2021
Four of the six Olympic medals won by László Cseh between 2004 and 2012 came in IM and then Katinka Hosszú swept gold in the IMs four years ago in Rio de Janeiro.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2021
When I begrudgingly accept that the worst has happened, I quickly go into my emails or IMs with the deceased for clues.
From The Guardian • May 24, 2016
He IMs when he can—in between classes or, sometimes, right in the middle of one.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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