valedictory

Example Sentences

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Conducting Mahler’s valedictory masterpiece, whose ending is the repertory’s great evocation of letting go, he took his time on Sunday but refused to wallow in the obvious, unbearable emotions.

From New York Times

She stood all of 5 feet 4 inches, not counting the white stiletto heels, on the podium in the House television studio Thursday for one of her many valedictories.

From Washington Post

The funereal mood could not have been more different from the valedictory atmosphere typical of college athletics in early November.

From Washington Post

“Do you think I would respond to that question?” the speaker asked when pressed about whether she harbored any feeling that she was on a valedictory tour.

From New York Times

A Mexican university has decided not to decertify a psychology graduate who defended traditional values in his valedictory speech.

From Washington Times