How to Use nickname in a Sentence

nickname

1 of 2 noun
  • 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 chase has its own nickname.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
  • That's what his nickname is for me.
    — Rita Braver, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • These nicknames are a stab in my heart.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
  • How did elkhorn get its nickname?
    — Bruce Whiting, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2026
  • His nickname refers to his fair skin and green eyes.
    — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • That high school team’s nickname?
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
  • But the nickname in Jets lore lives on.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Her name's Barb, but that was her nickname.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The nickname has stuck for the past 60 years.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
  • That was my nickname in junior and high school.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 7 May 2026
  • The boys have jokes and nicknames for each other.
    — Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • As for where the other nicknames came from?
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The nickname comes from its long, slender frame.
    — Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Our legal names, our nicknames … our birth years.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
  • Mamdani, though, took the nickname on the chin.
    — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • That’s my new nickname for Travis Kelce.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Don’t let Will Lee’s nickname fool you.
    — Mike Kaye may 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2026
  • Chicago might have too many nicknames.
    — Gia Biagi, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The nickname couldn’t be more fitting.
    — Griselda Flores, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
  • This baby boy is going to have a nickname for sure.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
  • Everyone got a nickname on the sea, and most of them stuck.
    — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The nickname is a simple but poignant joke on the part of the villagers.
    — V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
  • One is already on a trading card, with a nickname to boot.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026
  • In the South, nicknames are earned, not given.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
  • To keep things separate, use a one-time nickname for each app.
    — Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Meat Loaf — whose physique earned him the loaf-of-meat nickname — was built for the stage.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
  • James often goes by Tish, her nickname.
    — Ben Adler, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • For those who do not recognize their names, maybe their nicknames will help.
    — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026

nickname

2 of 2 verb
  • He may not be nicknamed Mount Matas yet.
    — Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
  • He could have been nicknamed Splat Stevens.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
  • First nicknamed the Lizard by her third-grade teacher, the moniker has stuck.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • He has been nicknamed the college Kawhi Leonard.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Earl’s combat partner was nicknamed Tiger and it was passed along.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The car was nicknamed 'Rennlimousine' or 'racing sedan' at the time.
    — New Atlas, 8 May 2026
  • But those aware of it nicknamed it the Bay of Piglets for the small-scale nonsense of it.
    — Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Your cellmates got word of your crime, and nickname you the Autumn Reaper.
    — Colin Nissan, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Quinn, 39, nicknamed TQ, was the father of three.
    — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Musk and Grimes had kept the news of their third child, nicknamed Tau, private until now.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2023
  • His grandfather, whom he was named after, was nicknamed Buck.
    — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Revy is nicknamed the heli-skiing capital of the world.
    — Jen Murphy, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
  • At the top of the concrete stands, three majorettes, nicknamed the Tigerettes, danced to the music.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025
  • The pup, who the surfers nicknamed Sammy, started to show up every morning to catch the tide.
    — Allison Moses, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
  • It was nicknamed by the original owners, and the name has stood the test of time as new families have since moved in.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Some have nicknamed this creature the headless chicken monster.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 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
  • Zin Htet, whose fans have aptly nicknamed her Superman, didn’t let that stop her, though.
    — Leah Campbell, Glamour, 7 Dec. 2019
  • The driver, nicknamed Renas, tried to keep pace while avoiding potholes.
    — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Bruce, as the stunt shark built to menace them is nicknamed, is acting up and delaying the acting itself.
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Lilith lies to her mom about her life, and who knows if even Timothea (nicknamed Tim) is telling the truth.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2025
  • What the franchise does not have, at least not for the time being, is a team nickname unencumbered by legal red tape.
    — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Ashley, now 13 years old, is the mother of an 8-month-old baby boy nicknamed Peanut.
    — Rachel Scott, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
  • But for Bailey and Emmanuel, nicknamed Manny, the burns were much worse.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
  • The playing surface, nicknamed the Turf Monster, is known to trip players up in the open field at times.
    — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • The uniqueness of the bears themselves (always numbered, sometimes nicknamed) is the biggest draw.
    — Jessica Campbell-Salley, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
  • In the 2000s, this tendency led his staff to nickname him Rain Man.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026

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