Examples of 'become a byword' in a sentence

Meaning of "become a byword"

Become a byword: Means to become a well-known or famous example of something, often used in a negative context

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We would have become a byword for incompetence.
Featuring NBA star Shaquille O'Neal, the fighting title has become a byword for shoddy gameplay.
Its name has become a byword for government.
Stuart Thompson, University of Westminster Chernobyl has become a byword for catastrophe.
Her name has become a byword for this type of cake.
The United States of America has become a byword for war.
Timbuktu has become a byword for the farthest corner of the earth.
Well, this is the sad part, right, is that Beirut has become a byword.
Internalization has become a byword everywhere.
Toolroom has become a byword for cutting edge sounds and innovation within contemporary dance music.
Indeed he had become a byword.
His name has become a byword for a wealthy, generous and enlightened patron of the arts.
Your brother's name will become a byword for dishonor.
His name has become a byword in many languages for a well-connected and wealthy patron.
Not on a Southern train, obviously, The company has become a byword for overcrowding, delays and understaffing.
Israel will then become a byword and an object of ridicule among all people.
The crime has inspired several copycats, and " Columbine " has become a byword for a school shooting.
PALM oil has become a byword for environmental destruction.
The Canadian Institute has become a byword for rigorous quality.
The town was to become a byword in Europe as the most inaccessible of cities.
Not surprisingly, the Spanish Inquisition has become a byword for religious oppression and fanaticism.
Soon his name had become a byword as he traveled through the great cities of Europe.
Verse 16b, “ Jerusalem and thy people have become a byword among all who are round about us . ”.
We would have become a byword for incompetence . A bomb still went off.
The name Cleopatra has become a byword for a beautiful woman.
Armageddon " has become a byword for the end of the world.
Millenial has become a byword for ‘ everything that 's wrong with Britain '.
Unsurprisingly, the network has become a byword for overcrowding - a sort of metaphor for Japan's work culture.
By 1983 Zoran 's name had become a byword for clothing that reflected his minimalist purity of line.

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