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.
  • Among them was a dog who would later be christened Tusche.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
  • When a kitchen christens a dish with the restaurant’s own name, order it.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Of course, that's before adding in all the champagne that'll be spilled to christen them.
    — Cynthia Drescher, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Mar. 2017
  • Emanuel Sharp made all three of his 3s to christen his revenge tour.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Elizabeth came down to cut the ribbon and took the first piss to christen it!
    — Keaton Bell, Vogue, 30 June 2022
  • This rabbit was christened Moon.
    — Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Big-time pressure for these three to give their children as good of names as their parents christened them with.
    — Si.com Staff, SI.com, 4 June 2018
  • Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's youngest child has been christened.
    — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The boats were christened and launched on the Annisquam River.
    — Annika Hom, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2019
  • Chuck and Blair didn’t christen the backseat of his limo until the end of episode seven.
    — Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 15 July 2021
  • Some have even gone so far as to christen the city the new (old) art capital of Europe.
    — New York Times, 4 May 2022
  • Pleasant also christened the space Beltane, which became the new train stop.
    — Russell Yip; Story By Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 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
  • Jurie, christened ‘Ju-Ju’ for her stutter, joins them.
    — Blake Simons, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Our friendship was christened with Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and there are many notes about it in our faxes.
    — Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 17 Aug. 2017
  • The zoo christened the beasts Gaston and Kathrin in the Glocks’ honor.
    — Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Zofia Sendler, already the mother of two sons and a daughter, christened and renamed her.
    — Bart Barnes, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2019
  • In full Shure Shot form, the duo will christen the release of their beer with a release party.
    — al, 12 Mar. 2022
  • The building where rock ‘n’ roll was christened by Alan Freed and Leo Mintz.
    — John Petkovic, cleveland.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Herons christened their new home the previous week vs Austin, also with a 2-2 tie.
    — Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The ship, which was built in Alabama, was christened and launched in 2016.
    — Fox News, 20 May 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
  • The line's fourth ship, Viking Sun, will be christened Thursday in Shanghai.
    — Gene Sloan, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2018
  • William and Kate named a lifeboat at the outing, which Kate christened with champagne after William made a speech.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The champagne bottle used to christen the ship did not break on the first try, so there were superstitions around the ship from the beginning.
    — Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025

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