christen
Example Sentences
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Leftover pizza gets cut up, crisped on the stove and mixed into scrambled eggs—a remnant from Duggal’s college days that she has christened “pizza eggs.”
Known for her iconic one liners, Doris is well quoted by fans of the series - particularly when she refused to make the salad for Neil the Baby's christening.
From BBC
However, a few days after his birth they christened him, creating an official record that includes their names and address.
From BBC
“He has been called brilliant, thoughtful, incisive and screamingly funny,” Time magazine observed in 1981, christening him “Terrible Tom, the TV Tiger.”
From New York Times
He christened his find “Cochise,” the county named after the famous Apache chief in which the discovery happened.
From Los Angeles Times
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