How to Use nickname in a Sentence

nickname

1 of 2 noun
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  • His mother gave him the nickname “Winky” when he was a baby.
  • Earvin “Magic” Johnson got his nickname from the way he handled a basketball.
  • The nickname is a simple but poignant joke on the part of the villagers.
    — V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The title of the new song refers to a nickname that Las Vegas picked up in the 1940s.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The design gives the indoor plant its nickname: the nerve plant.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2023
  • And by-the-wind sailors live up to their nickname: where the winds go, so do velellas.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 3 May 2023
  • His nickname Gator derives from the swimming pool game of the same name.
    — Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
  • Get tips for landing a great nickname, plus a few fun ideas.
    — Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 6 Sep. 2023
  • By middle school, Mosley had earned the nickname Scoop from a friend’s father.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 2 June 2023
  • North Texas' nickname is the Mean Green, and its mascot is an eagle.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Each had quirks and faults that were reflected in the grim humor of their nicknames.
    — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2023
  • Fish was the childhood nickname for Dwayne Williams, who was an avid swimmer.
    — Joseph D. Bryant | Jbryant@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2023
  • To keep things separate, use a one-time nickname for each app.
    — Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Yorkville Christian’s Cody Hazzard is a young man of many nicknames.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2023
  • Neither Rhule nor Reich coached the Panthers long enough to pick up a nickname.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The deer was commonly seen feeding in a potato field by locals, and the nickname stuck.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The concert’s title is a reference to one of Jones’ nicknames.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 13 Apr. 2023
  • In homage to the misidentification as plants, the team has given the fossils a unique nickname.
    — Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Get a new perspective on the Holy City — and see the many church steeples that give it that nickname — with a visit to one (or a few) of the rooftop bars around Charleston.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2023
  • This threat turns out to be a simulant with the form of a 6-year-old girl (Madeleine Yuna Voyles), who acquires the nickname Alphie.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
  • By 1928, however, Boll had grown tired of her nickname.
    — Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Ridges of radiating lines that are designed to reflect light, a nod to Paris’ nickname as the City of Light, surround the hexagons.
    — Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The nickname is blowing up on social media, Onyeagoro said.
    — Haleemon Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Reuters has referred to them by their first names or nicknames for safety reasons.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Blue carbon is a nickname for the carbon dioxide absorbed from the atmosphere and stored in the ocean and coastal ecosystems.
    — Zayna Syed, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2023
  • But before creating a moniker for herself, her mom gave her a nickname as a kid.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Kelce went on to respond to the nickname during a press conference Friday.
    — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Sweat bees get their nickname due to their affinity for human sweat.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The amount each retiree can receive was capped in 2004 after a city pension scandal earned San Diego the nickname Enron-by-the-Sea.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The man, who only went by the nickname Kingsley, said his 76-year-old mother signed her San Francisco home over to Chu.
    — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 8 May 2023
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nickname

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  • The group was soon nicknamed Team Rubio, or Team Blonde.
    — James Wagner Saul Martinez, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Reams said the cook had a helper, nicknamed a hoodlum, who did the heavy lifting and chores.
    — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 15 Feb. 2020
  • Your cellmates got word of your crime, and nickname you the Autumn Reaper.
    — Colin Nissan, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Musk and Grimes had kept the news of their third child, nicknamed Tau, private until now.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The pup, who the surfers nicknamed Sammy, started to show up every morning to catch the tide.
    — Allison Moses, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
  • In fact, that’s what his bandmate Mike Mills nicknamed him: Face.
    — Jon Mooallem, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The carnage was the work of just two orcas, nicknamed Port and Starboard, who are known to hunt sharks in the region.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The hurler, nicknamed Thor, has been among the top pitchers in the Mets’ starting rotation and in baseball.
    — Fox News, 26 May 2020
  • Ashley, now 13 years old, is the mother of an 8-month-old baby boy nicknamed Peanut.
    — Rachel Scott, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The dual light sensors, nicknamed Arty, measure heart health but aren't approved by the FDA yet.
    — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Rafiki loves to play hide and seek (this adorable guy is nicknamed Houdini) and loves to jump on tall perches.
    — The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The Loch Ness monster, nicknamed Nessie, is a creature speculated to live in the lake in the Scottish highlands.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The group, nicknamed the Waldos for their favorite hangout spot (a wall outside of school), used to meet after school to smoke pot.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Their 38-year-old son, Patrick, nicknamed Trick, has pursued a monastic life in Nepal and Berlin, hoarder of his own secrets.
    — Hamilton Cain, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The summer sitting room was designed by Shoup; the family nicknamed it periptero (kiosk in Greek).
    — Town & Country, 1 Apr. 2023
  • This month's lunation is called the Wolf Moon, nicknamed after the howling canines that are known to be active this time of year.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The phase comes just a few weeks before the month's full moon — nicknamed the Wolf Moon, which is predicted to peak on Jan. 25 — and marks the beginning of the lunar cycle.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Zin Htet, whose fans have aptly nicknamed her Superman, didn’t let that stop her, though.
    — Leah Campbell, Glamour, 7 Dec. 2019
  • The team nicknamed it the 'Godzilla shark' for its features resembling Godzilla.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The Air Force has said for years that the A-10 jets, nicknamed Warthogs for their bulky silhouette and toughness in a fight, have passed their prime and will be vulnerable in the wars of the future.
    — Daniel Nasaw, wsj.com, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Wallace Lake, our summer respite from the heat, was nicknamed the polio pit by somebody who refused to swim there.
    — Sam Boyer, cleveland, 3 Apr. 2020
  • The pair’s youngest son is nicknamed Tau. Times news researcher Scott Wilson contributed to this report.
    — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The students who isolated the satellite nicknamed it the MiniFlayer and dubbed its helper the MindFlayer.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Nov. 2023
  • One of my counselors, a slight, bearded young man nicknamed Rabbit, was one such case, who now advised people like me.
    — Jackson Lears, Harper's Magazine, 9 June 2023
  • One of the places Cissy stopped by was a local flop house, nicknamed the House of Souls, where her sister regularly hung out.
    — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 29 June 2023
  • Cherry, nicknamed Grapes, spent four decades in the NHL between his time as a player, coach and commentator.
    — Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Gerwig jokingly nicknamed the duo Ken David and Ken Tom.
    — Time, 27 June 2023
  • His grandfather, whom he was named after, was nicknamed Buck.
    — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2020
  • The forest, nicknamed the Weelaunee Forest, is a tribute to the Muscogee (Creek) native tribe that occupied the land up until the 1820s.
    — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 1 May 2023
  • While hunting out of the same blind last year, Trisha spotted the big buck—nicknamed Brutus for his sheer size—hundreds of yards away in another field.
    — Outdoor Life, 18 Oct. 2023

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