How to Use abbreviate in a Sentence

abbreviate

verb

• Some brands, like Patek Philippe and Rolex, abbreviate or even spell out the day and date.
  — Carol Besler, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2021
• 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
• For the sake of trimming costs on signage, the name was soon abbreviated.
  — Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 27 May 2024
• 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
• The higher the Kelvin rating (which is abbreviated K) the whiter—cooler and bluer—the light will be; the lower the Kelvin rating, the warmer and yellower the light.
  — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• He was called the Hip Nip (employing a slur that abbreviates Nippon).
  — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 1 May 2018
• 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
• Llanfair PG, as it's often abbreviated, is a Welsh fishing village whose residents chose their marathon of a name in the 1860s, to lure in tourists.
  — Ken Jennings, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2017
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Certain that few could pronounce his surname, Roettele decided to abbreviate the brand name to Ro-Tel.
  — Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2019
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Tenison said his experience as a tanker was abbreviated when he was deployed to Iraq in 2006.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
• The idea is that a TV series will have more time to explore details that the movies couldn't, as book fans have often complained about aspects of the source material that the films excised or abbreviated.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 17 Apr. 2023
• Despite the stellar result in our test, its tiny 10.8-gallon fuel tank abbreviates its cruising range.
  — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 21 July 2023
• 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
• The early power burst backed a solid but abbreviated start from Dodgers right-hander Noah Syndergaard, who gave up two runs and four hits, struck out five and walked none in a four-inning, 59-pitch effort.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
• The retailer will abbreviate a training program that new employees must complete to earn $10 an hour.
  — Sarah Nassauer, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2017
• The reason is that your nasal cavities produce the molecule nitric oxide, which chemists abbreviate NO, that increases blood flow through the lungs and boosts oxygen levels in the blood.
  — The Conversation, oregonlive, 19 June 2020
• 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
• Reports around the country urge people not to abbreviate the year 2020 when signing checks or other documents, as the abbreviated version could leave them in the lurch.
  — oregonlive, 3 Jan. 2020
• The normal planning that goes into such a mission was abbreviated.
  — Jim Michaels, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2017
• Edwards believes that a long title is poetic, and though their mother was concerned about whether or not the title could be abbreviated, Edwards did not share the sentiment.
  — Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2024
• Measurements are abbreviated as milligrams (mg), pounds (lbs), and kilograms (kgs).
  — Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 23 July 2024

Last Updated: 6 Dec 2024