Get to know Initials better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Initials meaning
plural of initial
Using Initials
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of initial
- In the example corpus, initials often appears in combinations such as: the initials, his initials, initials of.
Context around Initials
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Initials
- In this selection, "initials" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, voiced, voiceless, letters, engraved, carved and remain stand out and add context to how "initials" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and her initials engraved on and and some initials on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "initials" sits close to words such as appendix, bailed and banished, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with initials
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His initials are on a screen showing remote participants via Microsoft Teams. (12 words)
Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials I- F-. (13 words)
Meanwhile, Ben’s latest inking shows two crossed arrows accompanied by the initials “J” and “B”. (16 words)
Initials and finals Unlike European languages, clusters of letters – initials (Zh) and finals (Zh) – and not consonant and vowel letters, form the fundamental elements in pinyin (and most other phonetic systems used to describe the Han language). (37 words)
Another popular legend is that Lincoln is shown using sign language to represent his initials, with his left hand shaped to form an "A" and his right hand to form an "L", the president's initials. (36 words)
It was previously owned by the former owner of the well-known Bodorgan Estate, Owen John Augustus Fuller Meyrick, who’s initials remain above the door, according to the listing. (30 words)
More interestingly, he was named Walter Albert “to have the initials of the state he was born” – how’s that for patriotism! (22 words)
Example sentences (20)
Another popular legend is that Lincoln is shown using sign language to represent his initials, with his left hand shaped to form an "A" and his right hand to form an "L", the president's initials.
Essentially, an allophonic distinction developed in the tones, whereby the tones in syllables with voiced initials were pronounced differently from those with voiceless initials.
Initials and finals Unlike European languages, clusters of letters – initials (Zh) and finals (Zh) – and not consonant and vowel letters, form the fundamental elements in pinyin (and most other phonetic systems used to describe the Han language).
Whereas the original Saint resorted to aliases that had the initials S.T., Kilmer's character used Christian saints, regardless of initials.
Additionally, the road sign is seen with the number 1989 next to the initials ‘tv’ - a big hint twards the next Taylor’s Version (TV) project.
A fan recently posted a reel where he expressed his admiration for Deepika Padukone and got a tattoo of the autograph and her initials engraved on his hand.
Although Uncle Sam (initials U.S.) is the most popular personification of the United States, many Americans have little or no concept of his origins.
An individual, only identified with the initials O.İ.(28) was arrested after the drugs were discovered in his/her vehicle at around 10.30 pm last night.
Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials I- F-.
Fifty years ago someone managed to paint a date and some initials on the side of this small wooden structure next to the Bill Thorpe Walking Bridge.
For fun, whether initially by design or accident, they’ve been used to adorn the brick walls with names, initials and hearts.
He also mentioned the initials of the four women he was making the claims about — MK, MH, SA and KK or AK.
He was able to show Helen and Dermot his and his father’s initials carved on one of the old sash window frames from the 1960s.
His initials are on a screen showing remote participants via Microsoft Teams.
It was originally built for a Lt Col T Donaldson, who had connections with the Royal Artillery and army and whose initials can be seen on the door lintel.
It was previously owned by the former owner of the well-known Bodorgan Estate, Owen John Augustus Fuller Meyrick, who’s initials remain above the door, according to the listing.
Knowing that many places prohibited displaying the work of women artists, she had signed her work with only her initials.
Meanwhile, Ben’s latest inking shows two crossed arrows accompanied by the initials “J” and “B”.
Molina designs a minimum of 300 custom signatures a month, offering packages that include up to three ways to sign, limitless drafts or a new set of initials.
More interestingly, he was named Walter Albert “to have the initials of the state he was born” – how’s that for patriotism!
Common combinations with initials
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the initials 69×
- his initials 25×
- initials of 24×
- initials and 17×
- their initials 12×
- initials on 9×
- her initials 7×
- initials are 6×
- whose initials 6×
- initials in 6×