nickname

Example Sentences

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It’s more recently become the epicenter of the global blockchain industry, earning it the nickname “Crypto Valley.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Christopher Lopez, a Pacoima resident, who also goes by the nickname Squid, goes to the lake for the latter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Other recorded conversations mention "The One", a nickname which Civil Guard investigators believe refers to Sanchez himself.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Aswath Damodaran, the New York University finance professor with the nickname the “dean of valuation,” had estimated, before getting a look at the prospectus, that SpaceX was worth $1.2 trillion.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

And Thomas would shake off his “Brick” nickname and make the basketball team.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas