christen
Example Sentences
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Leftover pizza gets cut up, crisped on the stove and mixed into scrambled eggs—a remnant from Duggal’s college days that she has christened “pizza eggs.”
Known for her iconic one liners, Doris is well quoted by fans of the series - particularly when she refused to make the salad for Neil the Baby's christening.
From BBC
However, a few days after his birth they christened him, creating an official record that includes their names and address.
From BBC
Her mentally ill mother, who was obsessed with soap operas and now lives in a Villages-like retirement community in Florida, had considered christening her after Nicole Brown Simpson, the murder victim.
From New York Times
An informal survey of friends suggests that many Londoners believe their mayor still works in the Norman Foster-designed lopsided egg near Tower Bridge that the former mayor Boris Johnson christened the “glass gonad.”
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
