Examples of nom de guerre in a Sentence
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But Girkin, whose nom de guerre is Igor Strelkov, was never arrested in Russia over the plane incident, which killed all 298 passengers and crew members onboard.
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Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
Afterward, said a militant who identified himself only as Ahmad, the Israeli intelligence officer responsible for the area, who goes by the nom de guerre Captain Iyad, called fighters’ relatives.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
The space reverberates with the hum of 3D printers—the devices that gave 3D his nom de guerre.
—WIRED, 29 Sep. 2023
Utkin was long believed to have founded Wagner and baptized the group with his nom de guerre.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2023
The passenger manifest also included Prigozhin’s second-in-command, who baptized the group with his nom de guerre, as well as Wagner’s logistics chief, a fighter wounded by U.S. airstrikes in Syria and at least one possible bodyguard.
—Emma Burrows, Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2023
Utkin's nom de guerre, Wagner — a reference of Richard Wagner, Adolf Hitler's favorite composer — inspired the name for the mercenary army, The New York Times reported.
—Peter Weber, The Week, 23 Aug. 2023
Girkin, who is also known by his nom de guerre Igor Strelkov, is an ex-officer of the Federal Security Service, or FSB.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
Among the latter was 18-year-old Simone Segouin, who used the nom de guerre Nicole.
—Phil Davison, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
Afterward, said a militant who identified himself only as Ahmad, the Israeli intelligence officer responsible for the area, who goes by the nom de guerre Captain Iyad, called fighters’ relatives.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
The space reverberates with the hum of 3D printers—the devices that gave 3D his nom de guerre.
—WIRED, 29 Sep. 2023
Utkin was long believed to have founded Wagner and baptized the group with his nom de guerre.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2023
The passenger manifest also included Prigozhin’s second-in-command, who baptized the group with his nom de guerre, as well as Wagner’s logistics chief, a fighter wounded by U.S. airstrikes in Syria and at least one possible bodyguard.
—Emma Burrows, Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2023
Utkin's nom de guerre, Wagner — a reference of Richard Wagner, Adolf Hitler's favorite composer — inspired the name for the mercenary army, The New York Times reported.
—Peter Weber, The Week, 23 Aug. 2023
Girkin, who is also known by his nom de guerre Igor Strelkov, is an ex-officer of the Federal Security Service, or FSB.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
Among the latter was 18-year-old Simone Segouin, who used the nom de guerre Nicole.
—Phil Davison, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
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