moniker

Example Sentences

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He continued writing novels featuring his unnamed spy—the “Harry Palmer” moniker was added for the movies—who Caine brought to the screen again in “Funeral in Berlin” and “Billion-Dollar Brain.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The former first lady, now 60, gained a reputation, and criticism, over the years for her alleged appetite for shopping and extravagance, earning her the moniker "Gucci Grace".

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

According to listing agent Ernie Carswell, of Sotheby’s International Realty, the actor was also the one who gave the property its exotic moniker.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Kikuo and Shunsuke revere kabuki’s bygone giants, who are affixed with that moniker.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Later, she read his online posts on Nigerian Village, all of them sour-toned and strident, under the moniker “Igbo Massachusetts Accountant,” and it surprised her how profusely he wrote, how actively he pursued airless arguments.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie