inaugural

Example Sentences

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The Wilshire Boulevard museum’s inaugural exhibition will organize artwork by the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea instead of by medium or period.

From Los Angeles Times

Contracted runners were promised lucrative prize money and salaries in the competition's inaugural season, but the final event was cancelled and organisers later voluntarily filed for bankruptcy in the US.

From BBC

“Grover Cleveland had his inaugural ball in this building,” Theo says after a few silent minutes of flipping through pages.

From Literature

Hundreds protested outside the group's inaugural meeting and a petition calling for the society to disband reached over 18,000 signatures.

From BBC

Adam Waugh, from Angerton in Northumberland, had limited sailing experience before signing up for the inaugural Mini Globe Race.

From BBC