byword

Example Sentences

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If Francis had a byword for his papacy, it was “mercy,” which he made the theme of a special jubilee year starting in 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Nvidia has become the byword for AI winners.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

Against them were arrayed the Whigs, whose combination of bad luck and ineptitude has made them a byword for political failure.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025

New-year celebrations have become a byword for antisocial behaviour in many Dutch cities and public support for a ban has gradually changed the minds of politicians too.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

The Lyseni was a sleek, smiling man whose flamboyance was a byword on both sides of the narrow sea.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin