christening

Example Sentences

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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

I’d recently treated myself to a deep red nonstick Bundt pan and this recipe became its christening.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 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

One moment that stood out for Page was Doris appearing on drums at Neil the Baby’s christening as Uncle Bryn, played by Rob Brydon, sang the classic, So Strong.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

So we started up a specialty business of children’s christening gowns.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez