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
• Beirut, the nom de plume of indie-folk singer-songwriter Zach Condon, travels to remote Norway and returns with Hadsel, his first new album in four years.
  — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2023
• 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

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024