nickname

Example Sentences

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"This gave him the nickname among his socialite friends as the gull's friend," Neave says.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

She earned the nickname “Ice Queen” on the court for her intensity, and said she surprised people when she would show a sense of humor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 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

Matulovic “j’adoubed” his pieces after the fact so often that years later he earned the nickname “J’adoubovic.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady