byword

Example Sentences

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“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

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

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

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