anagram

Example Sentences

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The pair borrowed the store’s name, an anagram of “nowhere,” from Samuel Butler’s 1872 satirical novel of the same name, which centered on a utopia where illness is considered a crime.

From Los Angeles Times

After the health department shut it down, the couple rented a small storefront nearby and named it Erewhon, an anagram of “nowhere.”

From Los Angeles Times

The name turned out to be an anagram of Mr. Navarro’s surname and he described it as a “Hitchcockian writing device” that became an inside joke with himself.

From New York Times

Even the band's name is an anagram of the phrase "I'm fearless".

From BBC

These are wild anagrams for a stain on satin, giving material heft to ephemeral language.

From Los Angeles Times