How to Use moniker in a Sentence

moniker

noun
  • I think “Happy” is an appropriate moniker for someone who smiles so much.
  • He earned the moniker “Gator” from his days wrestling alligators in Florida.
  • In response to the news, all the bears involved in the break-ins earned the Hank the Tank moniker.
    Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The chief purpose of these jackets is in their moniker—read: block the wind.
    Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Krieger, who goes by the moniker the Cat Coach, draws an even thicker line in the sand.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Anakin commits to the Dark Side full-time, adopting the moniker of Darth Vader.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 4 May 2023
  • The parents ended up falling in love with the name and kept the moniker for their little girl.
    Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Though it's called the Ganges in English, the river's name is Ganga in India, hence the ship's moniker.
    Lilit Marcus, CNN, 12 Jan. 2023
  • This year marks the 30th anniversary of Represent, which put Fat Joe and his moniker on the map.
    Clover Hope, Men's Health, 10 July 2023
  • As its moniker suggests, the shade was inspired by the winter landscape of Lake Tahoe.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 June 2023
  • But the moniker took on a second life in the 2000 film Almost Famous, in which Kate Hudson plays a groupie with the same name.
    Lindy Segal, Glamour, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Take the rise of Peso Pluma — a moniker that translates to featherweight.
    María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • As its moniker implies, the finish is sheer and barely there, like opaque tights over bare legs.
    Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The moniker feels like something of a misnomer, however.
    John Vorwald, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Try out this Elf on the Shelf name generator and create a moniker all your own!
    Melissa Mills, Parents, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The Pink Ladies’ male counterparts embraced the slurs thrown at them, even using one of them as their moniker.
    Ani Bundel, CNN, 6 Apr. 2023
  • His unique moniker was a nod to the famous jazz musician Charles Mingus.
    Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024
  • But for me and my family, he will always be known by one moniker above all: King of the Greek Theatre.
    Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
  • By any moniker, the bluegill enjoys top-shelf status among its sunfish kin.
    David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Even the school's moniker — Ole Miss — derives from the term enslaved people once used for the mistress of the plantation.
    Debbie Elliott, NPR, 28 Feb. 2024
  • As its moniker implies, Open features a breezy open cockpit that connects guests with the sea.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2023
  • If there’s a bit of rotating of members under the moniker of Kansas, then so be it.
    Gary Graff, Billboard, 15 May 2023
  • The Royals have embraced the underdog mentality, and the moniker was a fair one to put on them.
    Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 31 May 2023
  • The white-haired woman who walks Magpie the poodle has given me lemons, and once a book, but never her moniker.
    Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 May 2023
  • But a festival with that as part of the moniker and definition?
    Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Earning its moniker, Frame's Hight N Tight style has a rigid feel and a high-rise that nips in at the waist for an elongating effect.
    Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The tour is notably being billed under Suga’s own name, as well as his other stage moniker, Agust D.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2023
  • No one is absolutely sure how the structure earned its unique moniker.
    Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Page’s showmanship feeds into his MMA ‘Venom’ moniker, which is a nod to the force of his punch, despite his slight frame.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker’s son could end up with a rather unique moniker.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023

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