How to Use code word in a Sentence

code word

noun

• The code word “conflict” has been used for what some people are calling a war.
• Type in the code word from the June/July issue and enter here to win!
  — Seventeen Magazine, Seventeen, 31 July 2011
• And how did the parents find out about their secret code word?
  — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 18 June 2020
• O’Neil said there’s a code word known to the students and staff that gets said over PA systems during the drill.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2022
• What sort of people name their child a code word like Amaryllis Fox?
  — Jim Higdon, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2020
• But instead of making this about me this is about stereotypes and code words.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 9 Jan. 2018
• One customer had a vicious dog that had a code word to call off attacks.
  — cleveland, 11 June 2022
• The trio created a system of code words to use, Carrig said.
  — Avalon Zoppo, Philly.com, 13 Oct. 2017
• The police advise people to use a code word only the parents and child know.
  — Heloise, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2019
• Competitive is -- is a code word for race to the bottom.
  — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2023
• Maureen Maher: Was there a — code word, or some sort of secret between you and Mary?
  — Correspondent Maureen Maher, CBS News, 2 May 2020
• In the high-end gem trade, certain origins are code words for excellence.
  — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 10 July 2023
• Some gathered in circles to learn how to tie figure-eight knots or to strategize about code words and hide-outs in the event of police raid.
  — Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
• The mobile app allows parents to create a code word for drivers to say when picking up the child.
  — Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2019
• The code word exchange deflates the tension, but the kid's not comfortable rendezvousing in the woods.
  — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2022
• Her name itself sounds like a code word meant to convey some secret meaning.
  — Jim Higdon, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2020
• With first basemen within earshot, Goodwin sometimes will use code words to get the message across to the runner.
  — Nick Kelly, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2019
• From the start, Trump sought to make Clinton's stamina and endurance -- both code words for her overall health -- an issue in the campaign.
  — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 2 May 2018
• Maybe there are millions of rubles stashed in an unnumbered Swiss bank account to which only Paul Manafort knows the code words.
  — Chris Smith, The Hive, 12 June 2017
• To communicate about a critic, some restaurants have their own code words.
  — Ben Huberman, Longreads, 16 Dec. 2017
• Phyllis didn't invent the angel shot—the code word has been gaining popularity in bars around the world in recent years.
  — Brian Ries, CNN, 11 June 2019
• The Alabama-themed code words over the last year may, indeed, have been influenced by writer/producer John Glenn, who is from Tuscaloosa.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 7 Oct. 2019
• MacDonald remembers that every Friday they were quizzed on the code words.
  — Shondiin Silversmith, azcentral, 29 Aug. 2019
• At the mention of a code word — a certain stock ticker — Mr. Flaum’s friend pulled out a camera to capture his mountaintop proposal.
  — Vivian Ewing, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022
• And even when a company bans ads for a particular product, like ivory, sellers simply come up with a code word.
  — National Geographic, 7 Mar. 2018
• But the reality is, many of these pages will be filled with frustrating government jargon, code words, and ink that has faded away.
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 26 Oct. 2017
• The president has instead opted for gradualism, which is a code word for soft-pedaling the sad facts.
  — Mary Anastasia O’Grady, WSJ, 13 May 2018
• In addition to the many code words for added sugar, the current food label isn’t totally transparent.
  — Samantha Cassetty, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2018
• Clay and his friends decided to create a code word right before season four started in order to get together.
  — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 18 June 2020
• The phrase has become a code word for any mission that was not particularly accomplished, despite a politician’s claims to the contrary.
  — Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2018

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024