How to Use acronym in a Sentence

acronym

noun
  • Strip away the acronyms and the people with skin in this game are easy to name.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • This isn’t a fad diet with a catchy acronym.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Let’s look at other high-yield acronyms instead.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Avoid tech jargon, and don’t try to impress with tech-speak acronyms.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Revolorio said, using an acronym that did not seem to engage the men.
    — John Leland, New York Times, 28 May 2021
  • Fields like law and politics are also dense with acronyms.
    — Clarissa Brincat, Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
  • For some, that language is safety framed in human terms, not acronyms.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Success shouldn’t be measured in acronyms or dashboards.
    — Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • There are a million little steps, and acronyms, and details, and, yes, fees to keep track of.
    — Anni Irish, Marie Claire, 15 Jan. 2020
  • Its name is an acronym that stands for City at Peace in the Arts.
    — La Risa R. Lynch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Those are branded phrases that became acronyms.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Here's what the acronym means and how to use it in conversation.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The electric-curious car buyer will want to know a few key terms—and acronyms.
    — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 3 May 2024
  • The program has a jargon-laden name but a cheerful acronym.
    — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Something more memorable with fewer acronyms would go a long way.
    — Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
  • That’s the acronym for Wives and Girlfriends.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The acronym had been tweaked so that inside one of the letters was a Jewish star.
    — Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2022
  • The acronym that serves as the title is not at all hyperbolic.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
  • It's better known by its acronym, the RSS.
    — Rob Schmitz, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
  • There are overarching acronyms, sub acronyms and offshoot acronyms.
    — Tara Donaldson, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The acronym is so reverse-engineered and forced.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The rest of the acronym is for science, engineering and math.
    — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • Masked men in uniforms marked with strange acronyms issued confusing orders.
    — Rob Kenner, VIBE.com, 8 June 2026
  • This is also known through the acronym CISS.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • The games have been around longer than the WWE acronym, to give you a sense of their longevity.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
  • In this case, RIP is an acronym for rest, ice and pain relievers.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • First, whether this is an initialism or an acronym, and therefore whether it is pronounced ‘var’ or ‘v-a-r’.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
  • Brady, of course, is the GOAT (greatest of all time, for you acronym-averse).
    — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2020
  • The industry knowledge including learning all the acronyms comes in time.
    — Tracy Nolan, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

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