pseudonym

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Had Brontë survived past 30, she might have worked yet-greater literary marvels, but as it is she left us with “Wuthering Heights,” a bravura work of melodrama published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

He took his pseudonym from the town of Ranya in Iraqi Kurdistan, where he is believed to be from.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Tarrant filed a second notice later that week, again using a pseudonym, which was dated and witnessed.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The man, who was identified by a pseudonym, said he and his wife are afraid of what their future will look like.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Then, in one of the most widely read science journals in the world, she corrected her error: “Helen Lane, it seems, never lived. But Henrietta Lacks did, long protected by the pseudonym Helen Lane.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot