commemorate

Example Sentences

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It’s practically a family tree in metal, commemorating the one-man fundraising efforts of his father, the business developer Steve Soboroff, to repair the local play area.

From Los Angeles Times

The sold-out gathering at the Strand was one of six tea parties being thrown throughout the country by the publisher to commemorate Austen’s semiquincentennial.

From Los Angeles Times

But the judge ruled that they had been "innocent victims of a state crime" and ordered that their families be issued with an official apology and that the four victims be commemorated with a plaque.

From BBC

Through the week, Bondi's surf volunteers have been commemorated as some of the heroes of the shooting.

From BBC

On Sunday night Jews celebrated the beginning of Hanukkah, which commemorates the Israelite victory in 167 B.C. over the Seleucids and their effort to impose their Greek identity on the people of Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal