number sign
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Then symbols, explanation points, the number sign and asterisks.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2022
John sure did get tired of people pronouncing his name with a hashtag instead of a number sign.
From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2015
Service holds are indicated by a double line, and service breaks are an askew number sign.
From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2014
Remove the number sign from the front of “woah” and the result is more like 50 tweets a minute.
From Slate • Dec. 30, 2013
By the Initiative a certain number of voters may propose new legislation and when the requisite number sign a petition the proposed law must then be submitted to popular vote.
From Face to Face with Kaiserism by Gerard, James W. (James Watson)
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