sobriquet

Example Sentences

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And though Slater earned the sobriquet “Slater the Traitor” back home, he never returned to Britain to face the consequences.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

The metro area’s population is booming and financial-services firms are flocking here, earning the area the sobriquet “Y’all Street.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

An email address associated with him includes the 007 sobriquet of the world's most famous secret agent.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

However it's defined, though, the idea of distinct sleeping arrangements, also known by the doom-laden sobriquet "sleep divorce," sounds like a marital death knell.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2024

When Tisquantum approached the Pilgrims and identified himself by that sobriquet, it was as if he had stuck out his hand and said, Hello, I’m the Wrath of God.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann