How to Use middle name in a Sentence
middle name
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By the end of the day, these two might even know each other's middle names.
— Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2023 -
Note that the pair appear to be dropping the middle name Jacques.
— Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 17 Mar. 2023 -
But patience has been my middle name for the last year and a half.
— Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2021 -
This year, Spine Team Texas lived up to its middle name.
— Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, 12 Nov. 2020 -
Both my first and middle names were hand-me-downs, the monikers of my parents' good friends.
— April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024 -
Khachek gave her daughter the middle name Vana in tribute to the same place.
— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2021 -
Gaffney’s middle name, Makanaokeakua, mean’s gift from God.
— Dom Amore, courant.com, 8 Nov. 2021 -
Nakano's middle name, Oceana, is a nod to Pacheco's passion for the ocean and marine life.
— Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2021 -
Many classmates gave up and called me by my middle name, Grace.
— BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023 -
Taylor was sure that Amari — that’s her middle name — wasn’t ready to come home.
— ProPublica, 9 June 2022 -
Tannahill is the first name of his 21-year-old son and his late father’s middle name.
— Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, 21 July 2023 -
Darius Leonard prefers to be called by his middle name, Shaquille.
— The Indianapolis Star, 26 July 2022 -
The baby's first name is a nod to Robin Williams, whose middle name was McLaurin.
— Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2020 -
There’s yet a third brother named Wilmer whose middle name is Rafael.
— John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 July 2022 -
But Erick — who goes by his middle name, David — hasn’t called.
— Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2021 -
Her eldest child, Mike, was given the middle name Duane.
— Sydney Page, Washington Post, 15 June 2022 -
Her middle name is a nod to Pacheco's passion for diving.
— Erin Bried, Parents, 19 Aug. 2023 -
Both Dyesha and her daughter have Princess as a middle name.
— cleveland, 7 Aug. 2022 -
Steg gave her son the middle name of James after her father.
— The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2024 -
Ator used his middle name as his last and listed a P.O. box for an address.
— Scott Glover, CNN, 7 Oct. 2020 -
Her father chose her name, but Malaya prefers her middle name.
— The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 18 Dec. 2022 -
Sometimes a student prefers to go by a nickname or a middle name.
— Joshua Q. Nelson, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2023 -
Their younger sibling, Walter, was born in 1919, and went by his middle name, Dakin.
— Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023 -
Patrick’s middle name is Steve, and Patrick named his son Steve, too, until five years ago, his nephew changed it to Stephen.
— Jay Deitcher, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2024 -
Most people can guess where the baby’s middle name comes from.
— Lauren Le Vine, refinery29.com, 7 June 2021 -
Scott’s real name is Jacques Webster, so their son’s middle name is the same as his first name.
— ELLE, 22 Mar. 2022 -
El Moussa jumped in to add that his fiancée might drop her middle name as well.
— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 21 Apr. 2022 -
After many years spent in the make-up chair, the model has launched a new beauty brand called Rhode (her middle name).
— Alice Cary, Vogue, 17 June 2022 -
Monroe, on the other hand, was not given a middle name.
— Sydney Sweeney, PEOPLE.com, 18 July 2022 -
Pick one partner’s last name to pass on and use the other partner’s last name as your child’s middle name to honor both sides of the family.
— Stephanie Kasulka, Parents, 31 July 2024
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