One member of the club, who asked not to be named, said that the sobriquet was a way of. From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
In a country where the sobriquet is usually the only name by which it is courteous or safe to address a man, and where it is invariably apt, few men are accorded two. From Wordnik.com. [Laramie Holds the Range] Reference
I think that's truly a french-canadian name...and it derives from a french "sobriquet". From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: CANADIEN-ECOSSAIS.] Reference
By his story of the Frog he scaled the heights of popularity at a single jump and won for himself the 'sobriquet' of. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete] Reference
By his story of the Frog he scaled the heights of popularity at a single jump and won for himself the 'sobriquet' of The. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Twain, a Biography — Volume III, Part 2: 1907-1910] Reference
Masker, "a sobriquet which is preserved throughout his confutation. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 21, March 23, 1850] Reference
I wondered how Chase had managed to acquire that sobriquet. From Wordnik.com. [A Question of Courage] Reference
But that's not a sobriquet that Deveshwar really cares about. From Wordnik.com. [Kicking The Habit] Reference
His soldiers gave him the sobriquet of "Old Rough and Ready.". From Wordnik.com. [The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876] Reference
He was known in the West by the sobriquet of "Old Tippecanoe.". From Wordnik.com. [The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876] Reference
On account of his bellicose nature he was given the sobriquet of. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920] Reference
It was at this time that Platt's opponents gave him the sobriquet of. From Wordnik.com. [A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3] Reference
He was known during the Revolutionary War by the sobriquet of "Mad Anthony.". From Wordnik.com. [The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876] Reference
The company is -- rightly -- eager to shed the sobriquet of Government Motors. From Wordnik.com. [Obama's 'Mission Accomplished' Moment At GM] Reference
His sobriquet, he believes, can become a major brand name in urban minority neighborhoods. From Wordnik.com. [A Touch Of Magic] Reference
Among her comrades, Deborah's young and jaunty appearance won for her the sobriquet "blooming boy.". From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees] Reference
But the sobriquet sticks today because the company is heavily reliant on the government for support. From Wordnik.com. [Goldman Sachs, Welfare Queen] Reference
Il Portogallo was the Italian sobriquet of a Portuguese musician named Mark Anthony Simao (1763-1829). From Wordnik.com. [Stories by Foreign Authors: German — Volume 1] Reference
Leeks were so highly esteemed by the Emperor Nero, that his subjects gave him the sobriquet of "Porrophagus.". From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure] Reference
Both here and in Germany this Goosefoot is used for feeding poultry, and it has hence acquired the sobriquet of Fat-hen. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure] Reference
And his constant injunction "No smokin ', sah," soon won him a sobriquet, Mexicans and cow-boys alike calling him "Smoky.". From Wordnik.com. [The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure] Reference
As a youth he spent his leisure in "dancing and carolling," thus earning the familiar sobriquet of "the jolly young waterman.". From Wordnik.com. [The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore] Reference
Among the latter Aurore conscientiously enrolled herself and became a leader in their escapades, acquiring the sobriquet of "Madcap.". From Wordnik.com. [Famous Women: George Sand] Reference
To some, he was a Grinch intent on spoiling Christmas or a self-promoter, but he gloried in the sobriquet, "The Nader of the Nursery.". From Wordnik.com. [He Used a Soapbox to Warn About Toys] Reference
The novelist, who much enjoyed Albert's sobriquet of "Lord Smith," simply shrugged his shoulders as he replied -- "We all have our Smiths.". From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
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