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

In the early ’90s, a distinct penchant for mischief and a grittily glamorous New York edge quickly earned Jacobs the moniker of fashion’s bad boy.

From Salon • 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

Dismissed from USC for disciplinary reasons, Mazara makes the “student athlete” moniker laughable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

“It’s a moniker I tolerate but do not encourage,” she replied.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs