How to Use alphabet in a Sentence

alphabet

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  • Its name comes from the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet.
    — John Wayne Ferguson, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Watch Haim sing through the alphabet on Sesame Street above.
    — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 11 May 2023
  • By the end of the year, Julie taught the child the alphabet, how to type their name on a computer and sound out some small words.
    — Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The omicron variant shares a name with the 15th letter in the Greek alphabet.
    — Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2021
  • In classrooms, teachers used to have a poster with the alphabet.
    — Jillian Kramer, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2022
  • If there are more than 21 storms in a season, the names transition to the Greek alphabet.
    — Angela Fritz, CNN, 1 June 2023
  • One way to think about it is to picture peptides as the letters of an alphabet that are the building blocks of all the words in a book.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2023
  • This initial necklace is set in 14-karat gold and comes in all letters of the alphabet.
    — Ellen McAlpine, Good Housekeeping, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The officer asked the driver to perform some tests, the first being the alphabet.
    — cleveland, 27 May 2022
  • One section of the artifact is carved with the first three characters of the runic alphabet.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Jan. 2023
  • They are named after letters of the alphabet, starting with A — the highest risk zone.
    — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2022
  • For a car named after the last letter of the alphabet, the Z-car got off to an incredibly strong start.
    — Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 16 May 2022
  • The lively mother sometimes swore and burped the alphabet.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 May 2022
  • And if even newer variants emerge, there are nine more letters in the Greek alphabet.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN, 29 Nov. 2021
  • The podcast will feature alphabet sing-a-longs, tongue-twisters and wordplay.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Stones emerged depicting stars, the moon, and letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
    — Daniel T. Ksepka, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
  • And the whole world is brushing up on the Greek alphabet whenever a new variant makes headlines.
    — CNN, 1 Jan. 2022
  • The Russian version, from the Cyrillic alphabet, is more rounded, like a 3.
    — New York Times, 7 Mar. 2022
  • For November 29 Word 1 (top left) hint — the final letter in the Greek alphabet.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • In one, the singers recite the Serbian alphabet and layer nursery rhymes as the dancers face off in a playful contest.
    — Heidi Waleson, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2022
  • This 14k gold pendant is available in every letter of the alphabet and will look stylish around her neck.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 17 Aug. 2023
  • When translated into English the Navajo words would spell out one of the 26 letters in the alphabet.
    — Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Montessori talks about writing as a gesture of the hands, as opposed to a reproduction of the letters of the alphabet.
    — Rivka Galchen, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022
  • For instance, the two yellow evidence cards in the shot are marked D and R, the fourth and 18th letters of the alphabet, leading some to presume an April 18 air date.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Each letter of the alphabet occurs but once in this 26-letter statement.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2023
  • If that heightened activity returns, even the Greek alphabet may not be enough to keep track of them all.
    — J. Besl, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2022
  • This magnetic fishing set doubles as a fun way to learn colors and letters, as each of the 26 fish has a letter of the alphabet on it.
    — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The first letter in the English alphabet is famously thought to be descended from a 4,000-year-old ox’s head.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Go around the table until the alphabet's been filled—yes, even X and Z. Learn more at Holidappy.
    — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 7 Nov. 2022
  • To better orient yourself in the world of kink, check out this list of kinks Glamour created—one for each letter of the alphabet.
    — Angie Jones, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2022

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