nickname
Example Sentences
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Last July, the city unveiled the sculpture Cast in Blue, which locals have since nicknamed the Blue Blob.
From BBC
Last month, the city played host to the Brit Awards - where the newly nicknamed Olivia Deansgate swept the board - taking the event out of London for the first time in its near 50-year history.
From BBC
Smith has been nicknamed “Special K” for her talent and charisma, traits that make her one of the top national recruits in the class of 2027.
From Los Angeles Times
Naturally, Ryland nicknames his new acquaintance Rocky and quickly realizes they’re both the only survivors aboard their ships, tasked with the same mission: save their dying planets.
From Salon
Carlos Ray Norris, later nicknamed Chuck, was born March 10, 1940, in Oklahoma.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
