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Examples of christen in a Sentence
Tony Holt, arkansasonline.com, 7 Apr. 2024
Aptly christened the Deep Sea Dreamer, the 107-footer allows two or more seafarers to explore the underwater world in complete privacy.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2024
Then-Mayor Karen Stuart took the stage with a music legend and christened the $45 million, 6,500-seat venue — a gleaming arena built to anchor the nascent Arista development, Broomfield’s ambitious foray into urban living.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2024
For instance, a committee within the International Union of Geological Sciences recently rejected a proposal to christen a new age in the venerable Geologic Time Scale.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
Seeking Fortunes As wildcatters scoured Texas for oil in the 1920s, one hopeful investor christened their well in honor of Saint Rita of Cascia — the patron saint of impossible causes — asking for a miracle.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Feb. 2024
Chargers players walked off Jack Murphy Field, as it was officially known, inside the Mission Valley stadium that Hall of Fame coach Sid Gillman’s club christened in 1967, five years before the Chiefs first played in Arrowhead Stadium.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024
San Diego State christened downtown ballpark 20 years ago with 4-0 victory over Houston before crowd of 40,106, which remains record for college game
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The Padres regularly feature trivia questions on TV broadcasts as well as the ballpark video board at home games.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
Within the Four Seasons residential community and part of the Four Seasons rental pool, a sprawling six-bedroom residence christened Casa Las Olas is the veritable crown jewel of Peninsula Papagayo’s.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024
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Word History
Middle English cristnen, from Old English cristnian, from cristen Christian, from Latin christianus
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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