nickname

Example Sentences

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Aswath Damodaran, the New York University finance professor with the nickname the “dean of valuation,” had estimated, before getting a look at the prospectus, that SpaceX was worth $1.2 trillion.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Shi took office there as abbot in 1999, soon earning the nickname "CEO monk" for transforming the institution into a global brand.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

You may know it by a third name, a common nickname:

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

My parents named me Virginia, after my mother’s sister, whose nickname was Ginny.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

And please, will everyone forget my only-from-Dad nickname?

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari