How to Use pseudonym in a Sentence

pseudonym

noun
  • All names in the filing are pseudonyms.
    — Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
  • In fact, there is even more reason to believe that her name was a pseudonym.
    — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 26 Oct. 2020
  • The inmates were named by pseudonym, and their prisons were blacked out.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
  • This accounts in part for his use of pseudonyms, which was not just a writerly device.
    — Christopher Beha, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020
  • 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
  • Wilson — whose name is a pseudonym — is not listed in the song’s credits.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Anonymity was the reporter’s friend, and a pseudonym was the key to that anonymity.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Sean, who prefers to use a pseudonym, met his ex-girlfriend of two years on a club run with mutual friends.
    — Katie Jackson, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Those names are also pseudonyms.
    — Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The person who swore the most in this study was an older man who went by the pseudonym Igor.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2017
  • The agreement, which was attached to the suit, uses pseudonyms.
    — Sarah Fitzpatrick, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Musa is a pseudonym, used to protect the lawyer’s identity.
    — Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The second accuser who took the stand went by the pseudonym Kate.
    — Nathalie Nieves, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The girl he is charged with assaulting is called by the pseudonym Mia Lewis in court records.
    — Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2022
  • Kierkegaard wrote under pseudonyms who disagreed with each other.
    — Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Having a pseudonym, however, does come with its perks.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • The default pseudonym to replace it was, of course, Alan Smithee.
    — Thomas Harlander, Los Angeles Magazine, 4 June 2018
  • The missive was signed by Tarzan, a pseudonym used by an anonymous soldier during the war.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Known by the pseudonym Jane Roe, the plaintiff grew up poor, abused by those who were supposed to care for her.
    — Time, 5 Mar. 2020
  • Like Banksy, the elusive British street artist, Andy Blank is a pseudonym.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 5 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • This bill was inspired by the case of a teenager who goes by the pseudonym of Anna Chambers.
    — Gabriella Paiella, The Cut, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonym used by the unknown founder of Bitcoin.
    — Caroline Lester, The New Yorker, 9 June 2021
  • Diddy has not been using that pseudonym since 2001.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Felsen was the pseudonym of Nikolai Freudenstein.
    — Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The complaint was filed on behalf of a plaintiff using the pseudonym Maria Moe.
    — Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Over the past four years, the grape farmer — who is identified here by a pseudonym — has spent more than $9,000 on the toys.
    — Amelia Tait, Vox, 13 Aug. 2019
  • The complaint was filed by an Epstein victim who used the pseudonym Jane Doe.
    — Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
  • 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

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