catchword

Example Sentences

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“Finlandization,” in fact, became a catchword during the Cold War for a small nation carefully moderating its security policies so as not to anger a larger, hostile neighbor.

From Washington Times • Apr. 13, 2022

I think a lot of people are jumping onto it as a catchword and making people think they have a “gee-wiz” material, like this glasses company I saw saying they have graphene in the glasses.

From The Verge • Jan. 24, 2018

Throughout, he remained so stubbornly committed to a single catchword and life philosophy that when a journalist suggested he might have bipolar disorder, he instead labeled himself “bi-winning.”

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2017

"Tempo" is a common catchword in instruction, but one that many amateur players forget about in their haste to smash the ball, says Smith.

From Golf Digest • Oct. 16, 2013

The catchword was taken up by the others, and the air was filled with the clamour from some twenty lusty voices as the taunting cry rose on the wind.

From Just Gerry by Chaundler, Christine