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nickname

[nik-neym] / ˈnɪkˌneɪm /


Example Sentences

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Littler admitted he hoped to avoid the woman nicknamed 'Beau and Arrow' when the draw was made.

From BBC

In the last two years he’s released two illustrated children’s books featuring MOOKi, James alter-ego who has adopted the snowboarder’s childhood nickname and his insistence on always dreaming big.

From Los Angeles Times

Others held balloons emblazoned with pictures of bumblebees, a reference to the young girl's nickname "Matilda Bee".

From Barron's

There is no better time for Josh Tongue, recalled for his first match of the series, to remind just why he gained the nickname The Mop.

From BBC

It proved to be a nickname hard to shake for Mr. Reiner.

From The Wall Street Journal