SOBRIQUET in a Sentence

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1. He had fled, discharging at them a sobriquet, like a Parthian dart.

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 Meanings and Examples of SOBRIQUET
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sobriquet
 n.  nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of given name
Classic Sentence:
1  He had fled, discharging at them a sobriquet, like a Parthian dart.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER I—THE SOBRIQUET: MODE OF FORMATION OF FAMILY NAME...
2  Thenardier's well-grounded observation still further obscured for Marius the dense mystery which enveloped that grave and singular person on whom Courfeyrac had bestowed the sobriquet of Monsieur Leblanc.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER XX—THE TRAP
Example Sentence:
1  The former president Ronald Reagan had a sobriquet: The Gipper.