centenary
Example Sentences
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As Sir David Attenborough marks his centenary, one achievement is often overlooked: how the world's famously soft-spoken naturalist helped create an industry employing thousands and earning millions, centred on Bristol.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
The BBC has been celebrating Sir David's centenary with special programming throughout the week.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
"I was simply transported," he said ahead of his centenary, reliving how the adult female twisted his head and looked straight into his eyes and her two youngsters sat on him as the cameras rolled.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
The district, leaning hard into Route 66’s centenary this year, is marked by five Muffler Men, 20-plus-foot-tall fiberglass statues.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
A recent centenary conference and festival devoted to him in modern Hungary simply described him, correctly, as 'European'.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing centenary
Perfect Ten: Dec, Cent, Mille
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