nickname

Example Sentences

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The first they requested to name in honor of their spacecraft's nickname, "Integrity."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

In 1991 Army veteran and divorced dad Anselmo “Tony” Ortiz, who also goes by the nickname Rocky, was working full time and attending college.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

“Sonny” is the nickname of Harold White, an engineer and physicist who has worked at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Once the game started Jackson lived up to a nickname given to him because he runs everywhere, including out of his house in the mornings and around the corner to his nearby school.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

I’ve never heard this nickname, but it seems to cut through her anger.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller