How to Use christen in a Sentence

christen

verb

• They christened the new ball park with a win.
• The politician was chosen to christen a new ship.
• He was christened when he was three months old.
• They christened the baby Anna.
• The newspaper has christened her as the reigning Queen of Tennis.
• In lieu of names, cocktails are christened with numbers.
  — Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
• Eleven members of a family died, including the 2-month-old girl being christened.
  — Pablo Spencer, The Seattle Times, 21 Sep. 2017
• Despite the less-than-sellout crowd — the arena was probably two-thirds full — those who arrived to christen the joint for basketball helped fill it with buzz.
  — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2017
• This fall, Kinnick Stadium has christened a new tradition.
  — Alex Putterman, ajc, 29 Sep. 2017
• Four-door models are christened Unlimited and bear a starting price that’s $3900 greater than that of their two-door counterpart.
  — Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 3 Sep. 2017
• If the new baby is christened, the christening gown will be a replica of one that was first designed for Queen Victoria in 1841.
  — Katie Jones, Town & Country, 4 Sep. 2017
• It has been christened Resistencia (Resistance) and inspired a Mural story.
  — Mimi Whitefield, miamiherald, 17 Oct. 2017
• Inside the chapel, Louis was christened in the Lily Font.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 July 2018
• The new queen of disco is ready to christen the dancefloor.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 10 June 2021
• The boats were christened and launched on the Annisquam River.
  — Annika Hom, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2019
• The building where rock ‘n’ roll was christened by Alan Freed and Leo Mintz.
  — John Petkovic, cleveland.com, 13 Apr. 2018
• The project, christened Spectra on the Plaza, brought 190 apartments to the downtown area.
  — Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com, 12 Apr. 2018
• The ship, which was built in Alabama, was christened and launched in 2016.
  — Fox News, 20 May 2018
• Elizabeth came down to cut the ribbon and took the first piss to christen it!
  — Keaton Bell, Vogue, 30 June 2022
• When a kitchen christens a dish with the restaurant’s own name, order it.
  — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2018
• Chuck and Blair didn’t christen the backseat of his limo until the end of episode seven.
  — Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 15 July 2021
• Although the ship was christened today, Kennedy won’t join the fleet until the 2020s.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Dec. 2019
• The AmaWaterways’ ship was christened in July and sails on the Danube.
  — Rosemary McClure, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019
• Ted Stevens is scheduled to be christened at the Pascagoula shipyard on Aug. 19.
  — Warren Kulo | [e-mail], al, 15 Aug. 2023
• Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's youngest child has been christened.
  — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
• In full Shure Shot form, the duo will christen the release of their beer with a release party.
  — al, 12 Mar. 2022
• Some have even gone so far as to christen the city the new (old) art capital of Europe.
  — New York Times, 4 May 2022
• The line's fourth ship, Viking Sun, will be christened Thursday in Shanghai.
  — Gene Sloan, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2018
• Davis said Franklin christened Hudson's casting in the movie, which will be filmed next year.
  — Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2018
• In recent years, there have been a few attempts at christening this cohort with a name.
  — Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024