christening

Example Sentences

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They took custody just after the baby was born, christening the little girl Sarah Frances Newby.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

Bitcoin had risen nine out of the previous 11 Octobers before this year, according to Dow Jones Market Data, leading to some bulls christening the month “Uptober.”

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

And pretty quickly thereafter, some slamming winter rains did their own kind of christening and Prospect Bar got washed away, to be replaced almost at once by the even more grandly named Eldoradoville.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025

Thomas, 78, had two more appearances as Father Chris for the christening of Baby Neil and the wedding of Nessa and Dave.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024

Each time, reading the account of Akaky’s christening, and the series of queer names his mother had rejected, Ashoke laughed aloud.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri