Apostrophe is an English word with synonyms like punctuation. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Apostrophe meaning
The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
Synonyms of Apostrophe
Using Apostrophe
- The main meaning on this page is: The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
- Useful related words include: rhetorical device, punctuation, punctuation mark.
- In the example corpus, apostrophe often appears in combinations such as: an apostrophe, the apostrophe, apostrophe is.
Context around Apostrophe
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Apostrophe
- In this selection, "apostrophe" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, typewriter, typographic, typeset, mark, usage and must stand out and add context to how "apostrophe" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a leading apostrophe to an and a possessive apostrophe was added. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "apostrophe" sits close to words such as acuity, ademola and albans, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with apostrophe
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Always thought it was an apostrophe! (6 words)
An apostrophe was perforated into a period. (7 words)
This is known as the typewriter apostrophe or vertical apostrophe. (10 words)
The New York Times, p. 33. Note: The name of the Hells Angels motorcycle club has no apostrophe, but in the title and in the text of Thompson's book a possessive apostrophe was added to the name, rendering it as Hell's Angels. (44 words)
Roger James was resigned to defeat when legging jockey Warren Kennedy aboard Apostrophe at Hastings on Saturday, so he was pleasantly surprised to be greeting them at the winner’s stall following the Worlds Best Sprinter - Lucky Sweynesse Premier (1400m). (40 words)
At one time Winchester was one of the Lord's schools, competing in a trilateral cricket tournament with Eton and Harrow ; and for this reason the first cricket eleven is still known as "Lords" (with or without the apostrophe). (39 words)
Always thought it was an apostrophe! (6 words)
Example sentences (20)
This form was inherited by the typographic apostrophe ( ’ ), also known as the typeset apostrophe, or, informally, the curly apostrophe.
Alternatively, typing Control-Z (for Undo) immediately after entering the apostrophe will convert it back to a typewriter apostrophe.
Hubert Selby, Jr. used a slash instead of an apostrophe mark for contractions and did not use an apostrophe at all for possessives.
In this example, Ala is spelt without an apostrophe, since its spelling and pronunciation fit into normal Polish rules; but Gore'a needs the apostrophe, because e disappears from the pronunciation, changing the inflection pattern.
The New York Times, p. 33. Note: The name of the Hells Angels motorcycle club has no apostrophe, but in the title and in the text of Thompson's book a possessive apostrophe was added to the name, rendering it as Hell's Angels.
This is known as the typewriter apostrophe or vertical apostrophe.
An apostrophe was perforated into a period.
Roger James was resigned to defeat when legging jockey Warren Kennedy aboard Apostrophe at Hastings on Saturday, so he was pleasantly surprised to be greeting them at the winner’s stall following the Worlds Best Sprinter - Lucky Sweynesse Premier (1400m).
Her husband of 52 years, Andrew, said the signs should be put back to their original state - including an apostrophe.
Only a few years ago, I found out the correct spelling is indeed "", as it follows the geographic naming standard, whereby the apostrophe is omitted.
I defy you to find a whiteboard menu on the sidewalk that doesn’t include an error in apostrophe usage.
You might think that there should be an apostrophe in the name, but in accordance with the standards established by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, there is not.
Always thought it was an apostrophe!
O'Connor spells her name with an apostrophe at the end.
Additionally, many such software programs incorrectly convert a leading apostrophe to an opening quotation mark (e.
A "kudlit" resembling an apostrophe is used above or below a symbol to change the vowel sound after its consonant.
As in German, the apostrophe must not be used to indicate the possessive, except when there is already an s, x or z present in the base form, as in Lukas’ bog ("the Gospel of Luke").
As the letter apostrophe is seldom used in practice, the Unicode standard cautions that one should never assume text is coded thus.
At one time Winchester was one of the Lord's schools, competing in a trilateral cricket tournament with Eton and Harrow ; and for this reason the first cricket eleven is still known as "Lords" (with or without the apostrophe).
But it is non-standard to use an apostrophe instead of the caron.
Common combinations with apostrophe
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an apostrophe 40×
- the apostrophe 32×
- apostrophe is 11×
- apostrophe but 6×
- apostrophe to 5×
- typographic apostrophe 4×
- typewriter apostrophe 4×
- apostrophe was 4×
- apostrophe in 4×
- apostrophe or 3×