sobriquet

Example Sentences

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Bouldin runs a youth chess club and for decades has worked with young people, both on and off duty — and sometimes with snacks — earning her the sobriquet “Detective Cookie.”

From Seattle Times

The catchphrase also echoed the sobriquet for the railway’s indefatigable founder, who helped turn Seattle into a metropolis — yet whose name is little seen or celebrated today.

From Seattle Times

Galella amassed millions of images in a career that began in the 1960s, earning sobriquets like the “paparazzo extraordinaire” for his up-close, candid shots of the rich and famous.

From Seattle Times

On one overly simplistic level, “Turning Red” evokes and gives new meaning to the once-widespread sexist sobriquet for menstruation: the Curse.

From Washington Post

According to the New York Times, “Ashe’s story certainly has moments of great drama and high tension, but, as a sports figure, he inspired decidedly undramatic sobriquets like ‘the gentle warrior.’

From Washington Post