nickname

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

There were busts as well as booms - oil has always been a volatile commodity - but on the whole Aberdeen prospered, with the Granite City acquiring a new nickname: Europe's oil capital.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

One player even gave him the nickname "the supply teacher".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“I can’t imagine that ‘Too Late’ is taking money on construction,” Trump said, using his nickname for the Fed chief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The “Cicada” nickname refers to this subvariant’s apparent dormancy before it reemerged in 2025, akin to some periodically active insects of the same name.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

It was also the nickname for a department store, the Grands Magasins du Louvre.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day