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.
• 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
• As gCaptain reports, the ship is expected to be christened in the spring of 2019.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 Dec. 2018
• Pleasant also christened the space Beltane, which became the new train stop.
  — Russell Yip; Story By Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2018
• It was christened that way by the Pope, or at the very least by bartenders looking to educate the public on the drink.
  — Rob Ledonne, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
• In keeping with Cromwell's beloved 1995 film about a piglet who learns to herd sheep, the little fella has been christened Babe.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2023
• The guests will be served christening cake — a tier taken from Prince William and Duchess Kate's wedding cake.
  — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 9 July 2018
• Cunard’s next ship is scheduled to be christened in 2022.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2019
• Zofia Sendler, already the mother of two sons and a daughter, christened and renamed her.
  — Bart Barnes, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2019
• As part of the redesign, the studio space has been christened Riot Games Arena.
  — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 1 Apr. 2023
• Having been christened with the name Thomasine, Hall began living with an aunt in London at the age of twelve, and seems to have been trained in needlework.
  — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024