How to Use abbreviate in a Sentence

abbreviate

verb
  • For the sake of trimming costs on signage, the name was soon abbreviated.
    — Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 27 May 2024
  • Bangs are adjustable and can be abbreviated or worn in a slightly longer sweep, though still well above the brow.
    — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Some brands, like Patek Philippe and Rolex, abbreviate or even spell out the day and date.
    — Carol Besler, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2021
  • His career with the Bears has been up and down, abbreviated by two foot and two knee injuries.
    — Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 June 2017
  • Of course, your owner should have responded to your phone calls promptly and shouldn't have tried to abbreviate your stay.
    — Christopher Elliott, chicagotribune.com, 19 Sep. 2019
  • Of course, your owner should have responded to your phone calls promptly and shouldn’t have tried to abbreviate your stay.
    — The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2019
  • The attendees were in store for a retread of stump speeches—abbreviated to five minutes—that many of them had seen a handful of times at town halls.
    — Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Most of his junior year was spent sidelined with a foot injury and his senior year was abbreviated because of the pandemic.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Mo Bamba moved slowly, abbreviating his long strides in a solemn, defeated march to the folding chair.
    — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2018
  • Often abbreviated as SaaS, this business model was all the rage not too long ago itself.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
  • He was called the Hip Nip (employing a slur that abbreviates Nippon).
    — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 1 May 2018
  • In recent years, shorts have been getting smaller, shorter, more abbreviated.
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 22 May 2026
  • Look for rods marked with M for medium or MH for medium-heavy since some companies will abbreviate.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 13 June 2024
  • And then there are the years that the Oscars abbreviate the season with unforeseen consequences.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
  • For a project with so many possible permutations, the final cut is rather abbreviated.
    — Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury, which is abbreviated as mm Hg.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury, which is abbreviated as mm Hg.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Therefore, there’s still a lot up for grabs, and the NFL couldn’t just abbreviate the season and start the playoffs early.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2020
  • Gallons per minute is abbreviated as GPM and refers to the amount of water that can flow through a pressure washer.
    — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2024
  • The retailer will abbreviate a training program that new employees must complete to earn $10 an hour.
    — Sarah Nassauer, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2017
  • As part of the pandemic, junior hockey leagues around the continent have been put on hold, abbreviating scouting for the upcoming draft.
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2020
  • Certain that few could pronounce his surname, Roettele decided to abbreviate the brand name to Ro-Tel.
    — Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2019
  • Tenison said his experience as a tanker was abbreviated when he was deployed to Iraq in 2006.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Meant to show strength and independence, Alzona’s sculptures abbreviate women’s bodies to such active parts as a torso or a pair of ankles and feet.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 1 July 2022
  • That motion, even if abbreviated, is an indicator that an O-lineman is getting his body ready to absorb the blow of a pass rusher on a potential throw.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The Lions have tough running back Brock Joyce back after an injury abbreviated his junior season.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
  • With the year being 2020, abbreviating the date gives scammers the opportunity to alter it by adding on two numbers at the end.
    — Emily Bamforth, cleveland, 6 Jan. 2020
  • And the Dodgers lineup is so loaded, this offers him his best final chance to win a World Series in a season not abbreviated by a pandemic.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Hold onto your butts, brochachos, because a lengthy — yet abbreviated — summary of the penultimate season of Stranger Things lies in wait.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The Eagles also practiced at the far end of one field, many yards from where the media was permitted to stand, so today’s notes will be abbreviated and strictly in the form of a running diary.
    — Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 14 June 2018

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