How to Use pseudonym in a Sentence

pseudonym

noun
  • The interpreter, who asked to be called by the pseudonym Ahmed, for safety reasons, sat cross-legged on the floor.
    Jane Ferguson, The New Yorker, 30 July 2021
  • Using the pseudonym Charles Coe, the box holder has filed suit challenging the seizure of his money.
    Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2021
  • Our prediction: While some Claim to Famers opt to use pseudonyms on the show, such is not the case for Hud.
    Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 11 July 2024
  • Note: Some subjects in this story requested pseudonyms for anonymity.
    Oliver Haug, Them, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Deadline has disguised their identities by using pseudonyms.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 July 2024
  • The man had filed the breach-of-contract lawsuit under the pseudonym James Doe in April 2016.
    Nicole Stock, chicagotribune.com, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Ellison had emerged in Jones’s life, using her pseudonym, around the time the defense team was gathering support for his commutation petition.
    Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2021
  • That name is likely a pseudonym, referencing a famous firearm of the same name which had been designated Texas’ official state handgun only a few weeks before.
    Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Aug. 2021
  • If the man’s story doesn’t ring a bell for Sopranos fans, it’s because David never told it directly (and, on the advice of his lawyer, uses a pseudonym to describe him).
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • The second accuser who took the stand went by the pseudonym Kate.
    Nathalie Nieves, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • One witness, who went by the pseudonym Jane, said Maxwell coached her to twist his nipples.
    Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2021
  • But anonymity and pseudonyms didn’t stop people from sleuthing, now or then.
    Max Chapnick, The Conversation, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Jane was followed on the stand by an ex-boyfriend, an actor who was identified by the pseudonym Matt.
    NBC News, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Broadwater, who Sebold used the pseudonym of Gregory Madison for in her book, had been seen in the area at the time.
    Andrea Towers, EW.com, 24 Nov. 2021
  • He was identified by the pseudonym John Roe N.L. in that filing.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Shawn is a pseudonym, chosen by Vang and his attorneys in the lawsuit.
    Cory Turner, NPR, 15 May 2024
  • 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

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