code word
Example Sentences
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Lewis suggests creating a code word, a special password shared among loved ones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
There’s a simple solution to this high-tech problem: a code word.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025
North wants to remind parents and teachers that every generation has their secret code word.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025
A “clean CR”—a little code word they use for these kinds of bills—is one sentence.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2025
“That’ll be like a code word to remind yourself to simmer down. Mama taught my little brother Cotton to say ‘rutabaga’ every time he gets the urge to draw on the wall.”
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
