commemorate

Example Sentences

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“The decision about how to commemorate the movement and its participants rests with the local communities who organize those recognitions, events and commemorations. That has always been the case,” the foundation’s statement said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

“You’re already on the bridge, you’re already part of the art—why would you tie trash to commemorate it?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The tribute was built by fans of the series to commemorate queer character Ianto Jones 17 years ago, near where the series was filmed in Mermaid Quay, Cardiff.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Pratt, a Republican, first revealed his mayoral ambitions during an event called “They Let Us Burn!” that was held in L.A. in early January to commemorate the first anniversary of the wildfires.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

In it there are three candidates for public office, whom I’ll call Dukakis, Gore, and Jackson, to commemorate the 1988 Democratic primary battles.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos