valedictory

Example Sentences

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Conservative lawyers and pundits marked the occasion by publishing laudatory articles that had, to me, a distinctly valedictory feel to them.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

But as he noted ruefully in a valedictory speech last month, Americans may recognize the full benefits of those laws only once he’s out of office.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2025

Speaking in her valedictory speech, Mrs May said being an MP "is the best job in the world" despite what she called "its frustrations".

From BBC • May 24, 2024

Michael Love, who had paroled from Folsom Prison five months earlier, came back to give the valedictory speech.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

There was shuffling and rustling around me, then Henry Reed was giving his valedictory address, “To Be or Not to Be.”

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou