Example Sentences

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"Perhaps they were christening presents, or given to the babies on their first birthday."

From On the Trail of Pontiac by Stratemeyer, Edward

"I only wonder they didn't add 'pepper' when they were christening you!"

From The Fortunes of Philippa A School Story by Brazil, Angela