Example Sentences
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Historically, full Moons were given nicknames to help keep track of time and monitor the changing seasons.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
They have earned it the nicknames "Copper capital" and "World cobalt capital".
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
“These are the nicknames that Michael would give these young boys,” Amen said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Naturally, Ryland nicknames his new acquaintance Rocky and quickly realizes they’re both the only survivors aboard their ships, tasked with the same mission: save their dying planets.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
Unlike Louis Lépine, Alphonse Bertillon, his partner in the Mona Lisa investigation, had zero nicknames.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
