commemorate

Example Sentences

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It also commemorates the millions of people outside the Jewish faith who were murdered through Nazi persecution, and those targeted in more recent genocides.

From BBC

In Vilnius, Zelensky was taking part in a ceremony to commemorate the 1863 uprising in Poland and Lithuania against Tsarist Russia.

From Barron's

Yellow roses commemorating those who have lost their lives to traffic violence blanketed the bottom steps.

From Los Angeles Times

Also, for most countries, these parades commemorate military victories.

From BBC

In the year commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, it is supremely ironic that 2026 could also mark a similar declaration by America’s historically staunchest allies.

From Barron's