nickname

Example Sentences

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When revealing to BBC Sport in 2022 why he was given the nickname 'Meatball', he said it was born from him having a "big, round head" with a buzzcut during his days at St Mirren.

From BBC • 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 in February, he earned the nickname of “Secretary of Defense” after he saved 41 shots in the Americans’ gold-medal win over Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

I asked him where he got the nickname, and he said it was from a song.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks