commemorate
Example Sentences
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Princess Catherine has attended a service at Westminster Abbey to commemorate the war dead of Australia and New Zealand.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
And in October the Steve Reich Ensemble and Alarm Will Sound will commemorate the composer’s 90th birthday with four performances at the Park Avenue Armory in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
No one accompanies him on this legal rite of passage, and when he steps out of the room no one is waiting to commemorate the moment with flowers and Polaroid snap-shots and balloons.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Vocabulary lists containing commemorate
Memorial Day Words
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Commonly Misspelled Words, List 5
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