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
Members of the mothers' group began sharing code words the soldiers should say so residents could trust it was really them.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2023
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
The derisive smiles soon faded as, pair by pair, the heirs heard their code words sung.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
