commemorate
Example Sentences
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The incident took place because that pilot had wanted to take photos to commemorate his last flight with his military unit.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Commissioner Bob Crawford hand-delivered a 10-carton shipment to commemorate the event.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
The speech was supposed to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which the nation will be celebrating this summer.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt of remarks Justice Clarence Thomas delivered Wednesday at the University of Texas, Austin, to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence:
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 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
Vocabulary lists containing commemorate
Memorial Day Words
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