How to Use username in a Sentence

username

noun
Definition of usernamenext
  • Open Headspace and click on your username on the right side.
    — Natt Garun, The Verge, 11 Aug. 2019
  • First came the request for the 15-year-old’s Snapchat username.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
  • The first look that caught our eye was from a Russian artist by the username @vi.marhsall.
    — Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 16 Mar. 2020
  • The sender of the check by then had removed the username from the app, so contact could not be made.
    — cleveland, 25 June 2020
  • Tap on the three dots on a tweet in which your username is mentioned.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 11 July 2022
  • To do this, log back in with your username and password.
    — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Is the username similar to one that has been kicked off the platform in the past?
    — Katy Steinmetz, Time, 8 July 2019
  • There is a Facebook page with the same username sharing the same videos.
    — Ryan Broderick, WIRED, 30 Sep. 2024
  • But this is not the first time that Musk has changed his Twitter username.
    — Patrick May, The Mercury News, 17 June 2019
  • Amber Miller, the wife of the man who found the chain, shared a post about the search on Reddit under the username u/amber_maigon.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
  • Right out of the box, your router comes with a default username and password.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2020
  • Make a note of each account’s username and password and keep it in a safe place.
    — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Just go back into the app and sign in with your old username and password.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Then do it in the open and not behind an anonymous username.
    — Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2020
  • Tia, who goes by the username @tiatortillaaaa on TikTok, lives in a small town in North Dakota.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Why not pay homage to your favorite CW show with your username?
    — Kori Williams, Seventeen, 12 June 2020
  • The feature was turned on the same day in a second set of code that also had Singh’s username on it.
    — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2023
  • In this great article on The Cut about the cult of Peloton, two usernames stuck out: @ridefordonuts, @rideforchardonnay.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Lisa: In the world of the dark web, DNA is … email addresses, usernames, passwords.
    — CBS News, 29 Feb. 2020
  • All users in the group share the same username and password, the affidavit confirms.
    — Kate Cox, Ars Technica, 9 Dec. 2020
  • For example, do users need a username or email to log in?
    — Forrester, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Click your username in the top right of the app, click Settings, scroll down to Show advanced settings, and click again.
    — Matt Burgess, Wired, 7 Aug. 2021
  • To mention a friend in your Story, just type the @ symbol and the first few letters of their username.
    — Andrea Park, Teen Vogue, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Fill out your name, create a username and password, and click Next.
    — Reece Rogers, Wired, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Someone can steal your old username and pretend to be you.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2022
  • For starters, Instagram users can keep the same username on Threads.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 July 2023
  • Chef Pii, by the way, is her TikTok username, not her real name.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022
  • As of now, users can type and search only account usernames, rather than the content of posts.
    — Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2023
  • To use Venmo, travelers need to log in to their accounts with their username and password.
    — Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2025
  • That's a little bit of art imitating life, because people start to see the same usernames on Wikipedia or come across each other on the same pages, and then develop a bit of a reputation.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025

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