nickname
Example Sentences
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His Fort Worth restaurant—named for his nickname, Chalio—features murals that reflect that family history.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
Ships using this route must pay a substantial fee, according to maritime data company Lloyd's List Intelligence, which invented its nickname.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
And it didn’t take long before she acquired a nickname, and the authority to go along with it: the Queen of Green.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Declan Rice is called "The Horse" by his Arsenal team-mates and his performance in the 2-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen again showed why he has more than earned that nickname.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
She got her nickname because she’s such an amazing baker.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.