byword

Example Sentences

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He added he was "sick and tired" of Betsi being "a byword for dysfunction and declining standards".

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Once tourist fodder, the musical has remained a byword for hokey commercialism.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“Goldilocks” was the byword for the bull market of the past few years, but now the three bears—oil, gold, and the Fed—are on the prowl, and there may be no happy ending.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Obviously set-plays have now become a byword for how teams can do that successfully, but that was the case before me and it is the same now I have retired.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

The Northfarthing barley was so fine that the beer of 1420 malt was long remembered and became a byword.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien