commemorate

Example Sentences

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“It’s a way to commemorate ... the movies we love, and showcase them, obviously for ourselves, but also for people that come over or people that view our videos,” Nicole Fontanez said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

“You’re already on the bridge, you’re already part of the art—why would you tie trash to commemorate it?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami team-mates met United States president Donald Trump at the White House to commemorate the club's MLS Cup triumph.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Pratt, a Republican, first revealed his mayoral ambitions during an event called “They Let Us Burn!” that was held in L.A. in early January to commemorate the first anniversary of the wildfires.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Champollion, who was fluent in ancient Greek, read that the stone had been inscribed to commemorate the coronation of Ptolemy V Epiphanes, in the spring of the year 196 B.C.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan