professional name

Example Sentences

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Cort adopted his professional name early in his career, having fallen in love with the theater.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

On such unlawful fees being charged, he said: "I would like to think it's not that common... It really doesn't help give landlords and agents a good professional name."

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023

Using Glória Maria as her professional name, she made her onscreen debut in 1971, reporting on the collapse of a stretch of viaduct that killed 48 people.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2023

Haigler’s claim could spark a legal debate about what constitutes a professional name in the digital age, when social media handles have become indistinguishable from real names.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2023

The first was a twenty-three-year-old Toronto housewife, who said her professional name was Bambi Kramer, and advised the school to address her mail accordingly.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger