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Example sentences for: christened

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It is comforting to find that Dolley Madison was christened Dorothea , and perhaps not so comforting that Molly shows up also in gun molls gangsters girlfriends.'
In recognition of this achievement, the lepidopterists have christened some recently discovered specimens of the Polyommatini with Nabokovian names, such as Madeleinea lolita .
Since Barrett was christened the heir apparent years ago, the succession should go smoothly, and all indications are that he's a more than capable executive.
"From the kitchen to the garage, they've christened practically every room."
Such sanity has been rare in discussions of child rearing in the "century of the child," as the 20 th was christened at its start by historians and social reformers.