nickname

Example Sentences

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"I was even nicknamed The Librarian by a few people because I have this innate ability to read people like a book," he explained.

From BBC

Ten years ago they established a counselling facility in Hamilton called the Manda Centre, the family's nickname for Amanda.

From BBC

Prior to this public revelation, options industry veteran Brent Kochuba, founder of trading analytics firm SpotGamma, had speculated about the existence of a trader nicknamed “Captain Condor” for more than a year.

From MarketWatch

Hood has won over the Ally Pally crowd, with his nickname 'Happy Feet' perfectly fitting his laid-back and humorous character.

From BBC

Littler is nicknamed "The Nuke" and his Instagram account -- which features updates of life away from darts including recently passing his car driving test -- has 1.9 million followers.

From Barron's