code words
Example Sentences
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The Security: Fogelman recalls the twist-filled “This Is Us” as “frantic,” with code words and red script pages.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025
"My role were to make sure that the fugitives who turned up were in fact fugitives," he said, explaining that the agents had code words for the level of criminals.
From BBC • Aug. 7, 2024
They used code words in an encrypted messaging app to communicate, he said.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023
Like them, he senses the vulnerabilities of others as prey, using code words and ideas to lure them into believing him to be safe and on their side.
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2023
All across the Congo on invisible radio waves flew the code words: The Rabbit has escaped.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
