commencement
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
About a month after her commencement speech, she was pitching a Harker student for a check.
The earlier commencement of the holiday retail season, commonly referred to as “Christmas creep,” has long influenced Madison Avenue’s holiday ad strategies.
He once delivered 15 commencement addresses in nine days.
Both positions will take effect from the planned business commencement on April 1, they said.
After graduating at the top of his class, and earning his master of architecture degree a year early, Naidorf skipped his commencement ceremony to interview at powerhouse architecture firm Welton Becket and Associates.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.