centennial
Example Sentences
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Very little came off exactly as planned, given the still-tight budget, but by the time Sullivan County celebrated its centennial in 2025, its future seemed auspicious if not guaranteed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 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
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
The show celebrates the late jazz musician’s centennial through imagery captured over a career spanning nearly five decades.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Considering that the next centennial celebration would be in the year 2035, we didn’t think Grandma would have a problem with it.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
Vocabulary lists containing centennial
Perfect Ten: Dec, Cent, Mille
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