have christened
- present perfect of christen.
Example Sentences
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Kagan, incidentally, is not the first of the current justices to have christened a ship.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
One of the mainstays of Mariah season, as devotees of Mariah Carey’s Christmas music have christened the holidays, is Christmas movies, from classic comedies to the contrived romances created by the Hallmark Channel.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
Some have christened the practice the “hand of God,” and it is now the searing image of a nation roiled by a medical emergency with no end in sight.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 17, 2021
She’s the name my two real cousins and I have christened the woman pictured with us, their sister who is not their sister but a simulacrum, standing in for her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2017
The nun called the robaria, who had charge of the wardrobe, we have christened "vesturess," for lack of a better name.
From Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) by Butler, Pierce