centenary

Example Sentences

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His museum first set up the massed chairs in 2018, to mark the centenary of the end of that war that had been supposed to end all wars.

From Reuters

Northern Ireland Minister Hugo Swire warned about the possibility of dissident groups using upcoming centenaries for their own purposes.

From BBC

She said the centenary of Northern Ireland in 2021 had "brought a renewed focus" to conversations about identity and belonging.

From BBC

On this centenary of James Joyce’s colossus, we can borrow a thought from W.B.

From New York Times

Unionists complain that Sinn Fein vetoed their plans to plant a rose bush at Stormont last year to mark the centenary of the establishment of Northern Ireland.

From New York Times