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
  • Should the first name be a short, to-the-point name, or should the moniker be long and lilting?
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2022
  • The chief purpose of these jackets is in their moniker—read: block the wind.
    Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The two joked about swapping her J.Lo moniker for J.Aff, which doesn’t quite have the same ring to it.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 July 2022
  • 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
  • In the past decade, Atlanta has earned the moniker Hollywood of the South.
    Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2023
  • The moniker comes directly from the Maya, who worshipped a god of the same name and form.
    Nili Blanck, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022
  • That said, the upgrades are more than enough to warrant a new moniker.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 17 May 2024
  • The band was managed by a stripper from Saigon who went by the moniker Geri Vay.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Both my first and middle names were hand-me-downs, the monikers of my parents' good friends.
    April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • After all, that film launched fine futures for them, even if the moniker stung.
    Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 18 June 2024
  • The first two letters of their last names gave the studio its snappy moniker: Stax.
    Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
  • The name played off a common moniker for the men’s national team, The Three Lions.
    Ben Zimmer, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • In recent decades, that moniker hasn’t been as fitting.
    Stacie L. Pettyjohn and Hannah Dennis, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • Disappearing with it should be the Group of Five (G5) moniker.
    Sara Tidwell, The Enquirer, 28 July 2022
  • Pat Riley coined the term and the moniker is fit only for greatness, teams that can win it all back-to-back-to-back.
    Damon Brooks Jr. and Toyloy Brown Iii, USA TODAY, 15 June 2022
  • 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
  • There are now dozens of brands selling to consumers across the country, and all of them have their own recipe twists and monikers.
    Rachel Askinasi, NBC News, 15 Apr. 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 makeover even comes with a new, seasonal moniker: Dirt Mountain.
    Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 July 2022
  • Since K-pop was just beginning to emerge at the time, the members gave thought only to the local market when crafting their group moniker.
    Regina Kim, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2024
  • The legendary playwright has penned dramatic productions with some of the most popular monikers of all time, including Jessica and Olivia.
    Kara Nesvig, Parents, 14 Oct. 2024

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