code word
Example Sentences
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People who haven’t implemented a family code word have been burned by bad actors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025
But if the voice is so convincing that you can’t bear to do that, ask for your family 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
The court heard that 'car' was their code word for gold.
From BBC • May 19, 2025
Every ounce of strength in me was invested in listening for the code word mixed in among their talk, which might as well have been Glaswegian for all I could make out!
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
