nicknames
Example Sentences
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CEO nicknames often are born of job cuts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
"One of the many things I regret is that I hurt so many people by giving them nasty nicknames, and above all that I was unkind to the children of celebrities."
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
They have earned it the nicknames "Copper capital" and "World cobalt capital".
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
A fan favorite for his witty wording and player nicknames, King turned his most famous catchphrase, “Gimme the Hotsauce,” into the name of his podcast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Well, just as we code talkers made up names for things, so, too, did the ordinary fighting men create nicknames for just about everything.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
