How to Use acronym in a Sentence

acronym

noun
  • It's not known at this time what the right-wing acronym is.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 7 May 2023
  • But what are the extra letters at the end of the acronym?
    — Lauren Castle, azcentral, 14 July 2018
  • Its name is an acronym that stands for City at Peace in the Arts.
    — La Risa R. Lynch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The games have been around longer than the WWE acronym, to give you a sense of their longevity.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The key to this is the first part of the acronym: high intensity.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Brady, of course, is the GOAT (greatest of all time, for you acronym-averse).
    — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2020
  • The acronym did not come about until the 1960s, but many of the colleges date to the Civil War era.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 31 Aug. 2019
  • What’s with the acronym-lightning fire names this time?
    — Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, 25 Aug. 2020
  • To reflect and act on this role, DEI is the perfect acronym.
    — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2024
  • There are a million little steps, and acronyms, and details, and, yes, fees to keep track of.
    — Anni Irish, Marie Claire, 15 Jan. 2020
  • Experts use the acronym FAST (face, arms, speech, time to call the doctor) to describe what to do in the event of a stroke.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 17 May 2022
  • Here's what the acronym means and how to use it in conversation.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The acronym had been tweaked so that inside one of the letters was a Jewish star.
    — Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2022
  • What does 'tbh' mean?Here's what the acronym means and how to use it in conversation.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2023
  • And in 2010, the group added South Africa, completing the acronym as it is known today.
    — Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2024
  • The name of the company is an acronym for love yourself.
    — Geri Stengel, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Revolorio said, using an acronym that did not seem to engage the men.
    — John Leland, New York Times, 28 May 2021
  • Of course, utter the phrase ‘pre-tax losses’ in the game today and you’ll soon be thumped over the head with an acronym.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The rest of the acronym is for science, engineering and math.
    — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The couple got the new name as an acronym of their children's' names: Hadassah, Eva, and Noah.
    — Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The names behind these acronyms are long and confusing.
    — Katherine Bindley, WSJ, 4 July 2018
  • At the top of the list isn't actually a word, but an acronym: G.O.A.T., or greatest of all time.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2023
  • But, real or not, the GRC acronym is visible on the bus.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Prevention is in the name of the CDC, if not its acronym; now is a time for the agency to step up and be worthy of that name.
    — Dave A. Chokshi, Scientific American, 30 June 2023
  • This isn’t the first time SHRM has changed its diversity acronyms.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 July 2024
  • The electric-curious car buyer will want to know a few key terms—and acronyms.
    — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 3 May 2024
  • The acronym stands for Not Your Daughter’s Jeans, which nicely captures the brand’s ethos—if you...
    — Curtis Sittenfeld, WSJ, 21 Mar. 2019
  • But for most executives, the die is cast on the acronym ESG, and there’s no turning back.
    — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 8 June 2023
  • The acronym is a tribute to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped while riding her bike in Arlington, Texas, and murdered.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • Related is a term that many of us have recently heard and even experienced: fintech, the shorter and more popular acronym for financial technology.
    — Bindesh Pandey, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025

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