byword

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Her principles are based on the philosophy practiced by the Indian guru Meher Baba, her husband’s great-uncle, whose byword was empathy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 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

Since 1978, Archie Gemmill's name has been a byword for a great Scotland goal.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

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