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

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

Though failing vision requires that he is escorted on stage by his wife, Nellie, the man still embodies the sobriquet “the Conquering Ruler.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2022

In fact, even in their absence they could not be spoken of too harshly unless we used the sobriquet “They.”

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou