soubriquet
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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He'd made up the infamous soubriquet "in a panic" after getting through to the show.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2019
But it was the penultimate set that produced the peak, a set of tennis so good that it deserves its own soubriquet - the Fabulous Fourth - as the stand-out classic in a stand-out match.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2014
One note said: "The greatest British leader" while another said to "The Iron Lady", a soubriquet bestowed by a Soviet army newspaper in the 1970s and which Thatcher loved.
From Reuters ● Apr. 9, 2013
Its corporate soubriquet may grate, yet the closeness and openness of the club's support compensate.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 30, 2011
Scipio says that he is well-known in the village as “Bully Bill Larkin”—a soubriquet which may serve as a key to his character.
From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Reid, Mayne
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