nickname

Example Sentences

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You may know it by a third name, a common nickname:

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The track surface of crushed rock and tar was so damaging to tires that later that year workers laid some 3.2 million bricks over the 2.5-mile oval—thus its enduring nickname, “The Brickyard.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

For bankers, SpaceX’s IPO will likely be “lucrative,” according to Jay Ritter, a professor at the University of Florida who has earned the nickname “Mr. IPO” for his extensive research.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

In the 1900s, Brora was the first place north of Inverness to have electricity, leading its residents to nickname their home Electric City.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Tolkachev's espionage helped America achieve total air superiority by the late 1980s, earning him the nickname "the Billion Dollar Spy."

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau