byword
Example Sentences
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If politicians stopped neglecting cities, then urban India could eventually stop being a byword for squalor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Her principles are based on the philosophy practiced by the Indian guru Meher Baba, her husband’s great-uncle, whose byword was empathy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Disappointment, worryingly for Frank, is becoming the byword for Spurs and his tenure so far.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
Nvidia has become the byword for AI winners.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
The Northfarthing barley was so fine that the beer of 1420 malt was long remembered and became a byword.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
