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
“People are just looking for a set of code words and ways of describing their experiences.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
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
“I think we should avoid asking questions like that. Just in case we accidentally hit on any code words that might require her to kick us out. Or call security.”
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
