HW
Americanabbreviation
-
high water
-
cricket hit wicket
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
For President Bush it may also have been even more personal since his father, President George HW Bush, had led that campaign and Hussein had plotted to kill him after.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
Back in 1989, Barr wrote the government's legal memorandum used to justify the invasion ordered by then-president George HW Bush.
From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026
Then-President George HW Bush sent troops at the request of California's governor at the time, Pete Wilson.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2025
Founder Raqib Naik and his 13-member team — all self exiles based in Europe and America — have archived more than 1,200 videos on the HW website, notching up millions of views.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2023
HW: De boss man looked atter us when we wuz sick.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Various
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
