christened

Example Sentences

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With a sketch about a quavery Prime Minister Keir Starmer working up the nerve to call Donald Trump, they christened “Saturday Night Live U.K.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The hero was never named in the book, but the character was christened Harry Palmer for the film and played by Michael Caine.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

While it is still being rented out regularly to tenants, 7 ½ West End Court has now been christened “The Born to Run House” by Springsteen’s fans.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026

When I first started playing “Dungeons & Dragons” as a tween, my friends christened me with a new good-natured nickname: gamer geek.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

He presided over all the Osage sales, and his moniker, Colonel, made him sound like a veteran of World War I. In fact, it was part of his christened name: Colonel Ellsworth E. Walters.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann