centennial
Example Sentences
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This year’s centennial improvements along the route “are things that are going to go into the future,” Martin said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The 1876 centennial also became a great commercial anniversary, with facsimiles and other cheap reproductions widely circulated.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
When Americans prepared to commemorate the nation’s centennial in 1876, the nation had begun to come to terms with its complicated history, and many saw reason to celebrate its mere continued existence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
But a centennial is as good a time as any to fill in what the predominant narrative often leaves out.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The document, created by the Labor Department to commemorate the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, certainly also served as another propaganda tool for the US government to improve its image on racial relations.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Vocabulary lists containing centennial
Perfect Ten: Dec, Cent, Mille
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