code name
Example Sentences
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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
Goren allegedly worked alongside Ozgur Altun, known by the code name "Abu Yasir Al Turki".
From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025
He said company lawyers had come up with a code name for the deal — Project USA — to help maintain a level of secrecy.
From New York Times • May 1, 2024
Geopolitically, things seem to have deteriorated, which created an interesting milieu for my spy — code name Kane — to inhabit.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024
To the KGB, Blake was henceforth known by his code name: DIOMID, or "diamond."
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
