nickname

Example Sentences

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The “Cicada” nickname refers to this subvariant’s apparent dormancy before it reemerged in 2025, akin to some periodically active insects of the same name.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Given the Oslo patient's robust health, Troseid suggested that his nickname was no longer suitable.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

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

“Okay, I’m starting to see where the nickname Bumbletongue came from.”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia