coronation
Example Sentences
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MILAN—The women’s hockey Olympic final was supposed to be an American coronation.
It felt like the perfect coronation for the soon-to-be Olympic champion.
From Los Angeles Times
The River Avon flows through a green space which was opened in the early 1960s to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
From BBC
Will there be a coronation or a contest?
From BBC
As the face of Team USA, she had traveled to the Games for a coronation.
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