How do you use Christened in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Christened meaning
simple past and past participle of christen
Using Christened
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of christen
- In the example corpus, christened often appears in combinations such as: was christened, christened the, and christened.
Context around Christened
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Christened
- In this selection, "christened" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, suv, balloon, programme, killeen, zosia and margaretta stand out and add context to how "christened" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include academy programme christened from glory and achievements and christened with champagne. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "christened" sits close to words such as aac, abdication and adventist, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with christened
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Nathan has christened this dish "slow cooker heaven". (8 words)
Despite being christened, the two vessels have not been commissioned yet. (11 words)
The home, christened as Rossandahl comes with driveway parking for several vehicles. (12 words)
He christened his parrot Boris and his tortoise Maggie after the former Tory prime ministers, and owns a cat called Attlee after the Labour PM and a Patterdale terrier called Betty, in honour of old Labour comrade and late speaker, Betty Boothroyd. (42 words)
And in 2022, in the small village of Pien in Poland, the remains of an 18-year-old, christened 'Zosia' by archaeologists, were found in a field with a padlock attached to them and a sickle over their neck. (39 words)
Lisa Hobbs who joined at age 14 and a club member since 1982 with more than 40 rowing wins, received deserved recognition for her local, national and international achievements and christened with champagne the boat named after her. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Despite being christened, the two vessels have not been commissioned yet.
Lisa Hobbs who joined at age 14 and a club member since 1982 with more than 40 rowing wins, received deserved recognition for her local, national and international achievements and christened with champagne the boat named after her.
More shocking is the fact that the revelation comes on the day the child is to be christened.
Proximity to land owned by celebrities and big-name brands drives up prices, too: After Snoop Dogg purchased parcels in the Sandbox and christened them “Snoopverse,” one buyer paid $450,000 just to become his neighbor.
The South Korean manufacturer has also begun the teaser campaign for its upcoming micro-SUV, christened the Exter, which will debut by August 2023.
The spy balloon, christened Killeen-23 by officials, embarked on its journey from Alaska and Canada before reaching the South Carolina coast, where it was intercepted.
The venue will be christened by U2, with the band launching a 25-show residency in September.
According to the programme, the Youth Impact Academy Programme christened:” From Glory To Glory” will equally take place at the popular Micheal Okpara Square, Enugu on Saturday, 30th October, 2024.
And in 2022, in the small village of Pien in Poland, the remains of an 18-year-old, christened 'Zosia' by archaeologists, were found in a field with a padlock attached to them and a sickle over their neck.
Christened Margaretta but known as Bettine, she was the only daughter of Sir Spencer Maryon Wilson, 11th baronet.
He christened his parrot Boris and his tortoise Maggie after the former Tory prime ministers, and owns a cat called Attlee after the Labour PM and a Patterdale terrier called Betty, in honour of old Labour comrade and late speaker, Betty Boothroyd.
In January 2004 he was in Southampton when the late Queen named Queen Mary 2 and three years later when the now Queen Camilla, former Duchess of Cornwall, christened the Queen Victoria.
In the south belfry I went to look at Emmanuel, one of the lowest-pitched in the world, christened by Louis XIV himself.
It was also a strike that put Newcastle firmly on to the road to being christened the Entertainers by Sky Sports and without Mathie's goal, history could have been different.
John told everyone he met that he’d christened the crustacean Peter – the Peter in question being Mr Mandelson.
Nathan has christened this dish "slow cooker heaven".
The 18-year-old royal, who is second in line to the Dutch throne behind her sister Princess Catharina-Amalia, christened the Vox Alexia, a ship by Dutch manufacture Van Oord, in Rotterdam.
The home, christened as Rossandahl comes with driveway parking for several vehicles.
The ship, christened the Hjemkomst, brings to life the stories of Nordic explorers.
Trains won't run along the newly christened Windrush line between and Surrey Quays, while the entire Liberty line between Romford and Upminster is also shut.
Common combinations with christened
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- was christened 21×
- christened the 17×
- and christened 8×
- newly christened 5×
- be christened 4×
- christened as 4×
- christened in 4×
- christened with 3×
- christened by 3×
- he christened 3×