nickname

Example Sentences

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Although he did not quite land the quad axel which has earned him the nickname 'Quad God', it put him top of the short program with a score of 108.16.

From BBC

“Now Ida,” she said to me, “I know that at home your family might call you by a nickname, like ‘Ida B.’ And that’s just fine at home.

From Literature

Competing in his first Olympics, he arrives with the nickname 'Quad God' having become the only skater to successfully land the quadruple axel.

From BBC

AFP flew with HPI on its third mission in nine months in the Atlantic, riding for several days in the NGO's Beechcraft Baron 58 nicknamed "Seabird".

From Barron's

Sea silk became famous for its luminous gold appearance, light weight, and remarkable strength, earning the nickname "legendary silk."

From Science Daily