code name
Example Sentences
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His code name was Lawful, and Ted did want to prove that he couldn’t be defeated.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
"Everything was always under a code name," he said, adding: "You don't really 100% know you're working on something until you're actually there doing it."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
They referred to the possibility of their characters getting a call from Sweden by a code name: ABBA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
The latter is salient because the name Oracle comes from the code name of a CIA-funded project that Ellison worked on.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
She laughed at my stupidity for thinking it was—it is her code name.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
