so-called

Example Sentences

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In addition, income to the minor might be taxed at the parents’ rates via the so-called Kiddie Tax.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Salazar is painful to anyone who cares about LGBTQ+ adolescents and has either survived so-called conversion therapy or learned about survivors’ experiences.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

While so-called "Jewish terrorism" has drawn widespread condemnation both in Israel and abroad, little has been done to curb it.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

When a so-called "risk-adjusted" backlog is totalled up for all NHS buildings in Wales - which focuses on major problems where safety could be at risk - the bill comes to more than £1bn.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

It was Argon and Cumulus, the so-called behavioral analysts.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer