Example Sentences
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The two had written messages on their caps in silver ink: On Alfonzo’s, “EyP, RIP,” the initials of his stepmother Patricia and his younger sister Eliana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
In court, the handler was referred to as "EL Money", which is how he was saved in Lavrynovych's phone, but on the Telegram messaging app he simply used the initials "EL".
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
In 1965, when the Beatles were named members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Paul McCartney told the press that the initials M.B.E. stood for Mr. Brian Epstein.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
"That's quite upsetting for me to hear. The last phone call I made to a ward manager, she might as well have just said that to me," she said, referring to the FOH initials.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
I tried to explain that the N and the Y were initials that stood for New and York, but still they insisted on joining the letters into a single word.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
