How to Use pseudonym in a Sentence

pseudonym

noun
  • Mark Twain is the pseudonym of the American writer Samuel L. Clemens.
  • The title came from the pseudonym Rushdie had used while in hiding.
    Joshua Goodman, ajc, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The title came from the pseudonym Rushdie used while in hiding.
    Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2022
  • The girl he is charged with assaulting is called by the pseudonym Mia Lewis in court records.
    Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2022
  • The title came from the pseudonym Mr. Rushdie had used while in hiding.
    Joshua Goodman, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2022
  • In the spirit of the masquerade, the Gould pseudonym adds to the allure of mystery – and the joy of discovery.
    Max Chapnick, The Conversation, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Lulu, Nana, and Amy are pseudonyms; so are Mark and Grace.
    Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The woman was identified by the pseudonym Jane Doe and the two officers were not named in the suit.
    Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Sky spoke with the Detroit Free Press by text message and asked to go by a pseudonym for her safety.
    Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2023
  • The lawsuit says the plaintiff, now in her 30s and identified by the pseudonym Jane Doe, is autistic.
    Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
  • Wilson — whose name is a pseudonym — is not listed in the song’s credits.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The missive was signed by Tarzan, a pseudonym used by an anonymous soldier during the war.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 5 Nov. 2023
  • The women who ran it – the Janes — also advocated for the woman known by the pseudonym Jane Roe.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 10 May 2022
  • For Jenna, who asked to use a pseudonym, her time in Thailand felt, at times, profound.
    Mailee Osten-Tan, Longreads, 8 June 2022
  • But anonymity and pseudonyms didn’t stop people from sleuthing, now or then.
    Max Chapnick, The Conversation, 7 Dec. 2023
  • But Swift’s boyfriend Alwyn decided to hop on the track’s credits with the pseudonym William Bowery.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2022
  • The team then found the specific order, and now believe that Swift herself, or a member of her team, made the purchase for the dress using a pseudonym.
    Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Dave takes off his black baseball cap — it’s printed with the name Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonym of Bitcoin’s founder, in white lettering — and sits in a seat.
    Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Identified here by a pseudonym for his protection, Andrei was in the last leg of a 17-day trip that had taken him to the far corners of the country.
    Alexander Sammon, The New Republic, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Jane, the pseudonym used for her during the trial, has been central to Kelly’s legal troubles for more than two decades.
    Michael Tarm, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Broome, who went by the pseudonym Rocco Reed, had a very successful career in the adult film industry.
    Fox News, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Many would agree that his pseudonym was aptly chosen: Mr. Anger’s volatility is the stuff of many an anecdote.
    Dennis Lim, New York Times, 24 May 2023
  • Craig Wright has long claimed to have been the author of a 2008 white paper, the foundational text of bitcoin, published under the pseudonym.
    Reuters, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The woman, who is seeking asylum, asked to be identified by the pseudonym used in the complaint to protect her safety.
    Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 14 July 2022
  • Chokri, a grime artist, is better known under his pseudonym Sami Switch.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The woman, now 37 and identified by the pseudonym Jane in court, was the prosecution’s star witness in this trial.
    Safia Samee Ali, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Victims can sue for damages and, to maintain their privacy, can use a pseudonym in court.
    Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
  • To protect his identity, CNN agreed to refer to him by a pseudonym: Danylo.
    Sean Lyngaas, CNN, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Known by her pseudonym, bell hooks—the author brilliantly vents the struggle and glory of writing in this memoir.
    Ebony Flake, Essence, 16 Nov. 2022
  • First, Congress gave IRS personnel the option to use pseudonyms in 1998.
    WSJ, 23 June 2023

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