byword
Example Sentences
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Copper-rich Zambia, once a byword for sovereign debt distress, heads to the polls Thursday in an election that will test whether President Hakainde Hichilema has convinced voters his economic reforms are paying off.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 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
The word Bataclan has since become a byword in France for extreme Islamist attacks, in much the same way that 9/11 did in the US.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
Vonster’s ghosting—a mere failure to appear where or when he said he would—would become a byword for all forms of social disappearance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 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
