nickname

Example Sentences

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An 85-mile stretch of Louisiana, running southeast from Baton Rouge, hosts such a concentration of heavy industry that it long ago garnered the nickname “Cancer Alley.”

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Williams embraced the nickname “Curly,” given to him by a fellow student in response to his curly red hair, and quickly created his own jazz band with classmates.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Bernard lives next to the project site and has documented multiple desert tortoises on and around her property — including Squiggles, who was given the nickname for leaving wavy tracks in the sand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

MOORESVILLE, N.C.—Dave Homick loves this fast-growing town’s nickname, Race City USA, a nod to its deep Nascar ties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“Mac. Mac. Mac,” George said, saying Owen’s nickname with every panting breath he let out.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz