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Example sentences for: nicknamed

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The main road from San Sebastián leads past three mighty volcanic plugs, which are nicknamed “the Chinese Hat,” “the Lion,” and “the Face of Christ” after their respective outlines.
The sparrow does not itself have an imitative name, although it was formerly nicknamed Philip , for its rapid twittering and chirping notes.
In truth, Joseph Bonaparte meant well — he built so many plazas that Madrileños nicknamed him El Rey Plazuelas — but the people loathed a government imposed from abroad.
Those skyscrapers are banks, and the street on which they stand has been nicknamed the Milla de Oro, or Golden Mile.
A deep, wild ravine with thick tropical vegetation is nicknamed the “River of Hell. ”