sobriquet
Example Sentences
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And though Slater earned the sobriquet “Slater the Traitor” back home, he never returned to Britain to face the consequences.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
The metro area’s population is booming and financial-services firms are flocking here, earning the area the sobriquet “Y’all Street.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
An email address associated with him includes the 007 sobriquet of the world's most famous secret agent.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025
However it's defined, though, the idea of distinct sleeping arrangements, also known by the doom-laden sobriquet "sleep divorce," sounds like a marital death knell.
From Salon • Jan. 2, 2024
In fact, even in their absence they could not be spoken of too harshly unless we used the sobriquet “They.”
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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