nickname

Example Sentences

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The city of Pyongyang became so dominated by Christians that it acquired a nickname: the “Jerusalem of the East.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The first they requested to name in honor of their spacecraft's nickname, "Integrity."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

In 1991 Army veteran and divorced dad Anselmo “Tony” Ortiz, who also goes by the nickname Rocky, was working full time and attending college.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

David, whose activism has earned him the nickname "Commander", became politically active in the mid-2000s after learning about the FCT's unique constitutional status.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

I considered telling Mrs. Ennis about your nickname so that she could tell our class, but I’m keeping it a secret for now.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga