code name
Example Sentences
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His code name was Lawful, and Ted did want to prove that he couldn’t be defeated.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
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
The latter is salient because the name Oracle comes from the code name of a CIA-funded project that Ellison worked on.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
The code name for the massive operation to catch Miller, in the summer and fall of 1984, was “Whipworm,” a reference to an intestinal parasite.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025
The first phase of Hitler's secret attack on America, code name Operation Pastorius, had begun.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
