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There is no reason to christen your freshly cleaned kitchen with a sink full of dishes.

From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026

“It was way too soon to christen Arch Manning as a quarterback that could lead a team to a national championship,” Kanell added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025

If the Rams pass rush wants to christen itself as the NFL’s most ferocious, the Houston Texans could offer a prime chance to showcase its “dangerous” capabilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2025

The Principality has rarely been the place for England to experiment or christen new talent.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025

Fie would christen the building, which had been slated for demolition but featured sturdy concrete underpinnings, as the Radiation Laboratory.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Camus’ The Plague is set in Oran, and with this connection in mind he christens his new series of unflinching depictions of massacre.

From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2025

There are lighter modern flourishes too - the father in one family christens his van Beyoncé, smartphones play a big part in the plot, and the soundtrack features Dua Lipa and Ed Sheeran.

From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2024

At the end of the season Carmy, Sydney and Marcus reclaim the cannoli with a savory creation Marcus christens The Michael.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2023

David Zwirner christens its L.A. space with an exhibition from Njideka Akunyili Crosby, featuring new and recent works in the artist’s first solo exhibition with the gallery.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2023

If it is an affair given for a guest and not a wedding anniversary, the guest of honor drinks first and christens the cup, then the host and hostess and the guests drink.

From Dinners and Luncheons Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions by Paul Pierce

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art—George Lucas and Mellody Hobson’s biomorphic leviathan hovering over Exposition Park like an idling spaceship—has been christened by Mr. Lucas as “a temple to the people’s art.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

In each of the last two springs, the Theodore Payne Foundation’s annual native garden tour has featured the home Novack and Aggrey have christened Chateau Chaparral.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

While it is still being rented out regularly to tenants, 7 ½ West End Court has now been christened “The Born to Run House” by Springsteen’s fans.

From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2026

No wonder then, that he was christened 'The Beckham of the Baize'.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026

She christened the child Sarah, but in time everyone called it Little Sissy.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

They enact for their confused rescuer the story of the forgotten fairy at the christening, the curse and the spindle—and then go back to sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Then came her indie darling christening, courtesy of Emma Seligman’s “Shiva Baby” in 2020, when she moved to Los Angeles, followed by breakout roles in 2022’s “Bodies Bodies Bodies” and 2023’s “Bottoms.”

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2025

Bitcoin had risen nine out of the previous 11 Octobers before this year, according to Dow Jones Market Data, leading to some bulls christening the month “Uptober.”

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025

And pretty quickly thereafter, some slamming winter rains did their own kind of christening and Prospect Bar got washed away, to be replaced almost at once by the even more grandly named Eldoradoville.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025

The furniture was imported from abroad, along with all the other comforts—silverware, silk-covered chairs, white christening gowns, porcelain washing bowls.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson