Example sentences for: nicknamed

How can you use “nicknamed” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The quirky, irregularly shaped arena boasts real, manicured grass and a towering wall that is nicknamed the Green Monster for its scale and color.

  • He lost his right eye — from smallpox, not in battle — and was nicknamed Dokugan-ryu (“One-Eyed Dragon”).

  • (In the '80s, the Mig-25 was nicknamed the "Flying Restaurant" because crews would drain and drink its alcohol-based hydraulic fluid.)

  • Architect Donato Bramante was nicknamed maestro ruinante because of all the ancient monuments he dismantled to make way for the pope’s megalomaniac building plans.

  • 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.


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