nickname

Example Sentences

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Coming home from the hospital with me, my mother wondered aloud what my nickname should be.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

For bankers, SpaceX’s IPO will likely be “lucrative,” according to Jay Ritter, a professor at the University of Florida who has earned the nickname “Mr. IPO” for his extensive research.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The stand-off helped earn him the nickname "King of the North".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Some specimens discovered over the last century retained detailed skin impressions and other soft tissue features, earning the nickname "dinosaur mummies."

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Mrs. Kluck—I decide to use the nickname, although I would never say it in front of Mama—bustles into the kitchen to make a pot of coffee.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan