1The sobriquet 'The Bard of Avon' has been applied to William Shakespeare since the 17th century.
2Is it possible to create a lasting sobriquet for a contemporary figure, or are such nicknames inherently ephemeral?
3The team's coach had earned the sobriquet 'The General' for his strategic prowess on the field.
4Avoid using sobriquets in formal academic writing; instead, use the person's full name or title.
5There is a long tradition of using sobriquets in literary criticism to distinguish between different authors or works with the same name.