commemorate
Example Sentences
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Commissioner Bob Crawford hand-delivered a 10-carton shipment to commemorate the event.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
The speech was supposed to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which the nation will be celebrating this summer.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
D’Entremont said Carney started the hourlong conversation talking about efforts to encourage the celebration of National Acadian Day, which is meant to commemorate the French settlers in Atlantic Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
The gold coin was never in general circulation, with fewer than 300 produced in 1839 to commemorate the beginning of Queen Victoria's reign.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Champollion, who was fluent in ancient Greek, read that the stone had been inscribed to commemorate the coronation of Ptolemy V Epiphanes, in the spring of the year 196 B.C.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing commemorate
Memorial Day Words
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