How to use soubriquet in a sentence
He remained until his death the representative from Meppen, whence his soubriquet, the Pearl of Meppen.
The War Upon Religion | Rev. Francis A. CunninghamFor Jones had earned his soubriquet by always showing a particularly large white feather when there was any chance of a fray.
St. Winifred's | Frederic W. FarrarIn this article the paper spoke of backblocks bushmen under the generic soubriquet of Billjim.
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls | VariousThe latter had obtained the soubriquet of "the Great Rebel," from his earnest efforts to free his country.
An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 | Mary Frances CusackHe obtained his soubriquet from the circumstance of constantly appearing in armour.
An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 | Mary Frances Cusack
British Dictionary definitions for soubriquet
/ (ˈsəʊbrɪˌkeɪ) /
a variant spelling of sobriquet
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