How to Use nom de plume in a Sentence

nom de plume

noun
  • He wrote under a nom de plume.
  • Rooks probably wouldn’t have liked the term nom de plume, by the way.
    Mark D. Motz, The Enquirer, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Zen Pencils, the nom de plume of young artist Gavin Aung Than, has been drawing web comics based on the words of wise people.
    Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2012
  • His musical nom de plume comes from the name of a storied Jacobean-era house in Wales.
    Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Horatio Nicholls was, in fact, the nom de plume of Wright himself.
    John Semley, The New Republic, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Hayford now got her own deal under the nom de plume Pillbox Patti, right?
    Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Having a stage name isn’t uncommon among artists in 2022, but for Anhedönia, Ethel Cain is so much more than a nom de plume.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 12 May 2022
  • Even the symbol, which would be Prince’s nom de plume for three years, is asymmetrical, imperfect.
    William Goodman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2017
  • In the throes of writing and daydreaming about the perfect nom de plume, my illustrations were also coming to life.
    Haley Moss, Teen Vogue, 12 Apr. 2019
  • Over the past 21 years, Abrams has published eight romance novels under the nom de plume Selena Montgomery.
    Rosalind Bentley, Star Tribune, 14 June 2021
  • Wuthering Heights was published only one year prior, under the nom de plume Ellis Bell.
    Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Her crafting nom de plume comes from the magpie bird, which, according to folklore, collects shiny little objects.
    Samantha Swindler, OregonLive.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Or so says the website dedicated to her nom de plume, Selena Montgomery.
    Nicola Pardy, refinery29.com, 25 May 2018
  • West, who legally changed his name to Ye last year, mentioned Combs’ penchant for altering his nom de plume and saluted his influence on his own music.
    Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 27 June 2022
  • Natalia’s first novel appeared, in 1942, under a nom de plume, because Mussolini’s racial laws forbade Jews to publish books.
    Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 22 July 2019
  • Generations of big league players were known strictly by colorful, descriptive or ironic nom de plumes.
    Roy Bragg, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Mar. 2018
  • Graffiti artist Cyril Phan, known by the nom de plume Cyril Kongo, is famous for his exuberant paintings and mural combining vivid colors, lettering and subjects.
    Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Cunningham began raising money, using the nom de plume the Southern Matron in her solicitations.
    Jill Abramson, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022
  • The titular portrait is figurative; our narrator, a disillusioned art critic in Buenos Aires using the nom de plume María Lydis, is investigating a mysterious figure.
    Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2022
  • The former Georgia state representative, gubernatorial candidate, and political powerhouse who helped turn Georgia blue is also a successful romance novelist with eight books penned under her nom de plume Selena Montgomery.
    Elena Sheppard, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2020

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