How to Use commemoration in a Sentence

commemoration

noun

• Several well-known celebrities attended the commemoration.
• They could be struck with the image of the bridge on one side and a commemoration on the other.
  — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2024
• In fact, Juneteenth – which takes place on June 19 – is the oldest commemoration of the end of slavery in the U.S.
  — Fox News, 19 June 2021
• Juneteenth is the June 19 commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States.
  — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2021
• The government over the years has tried to suppress commemoration of the event.
  — Keith Zhai, WSJ, 6 June 2021
• Last year, Kate led the commemorations with the Welsh Guards at a barracks near Windsor.
  — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
• The dance is a commemoration of sorts, of what happened here in the past, but it’s also a celebration for the present and the future.
  — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 May 2022
• The City’s role in the commemoration will be to highlight and support the number of programs taking place during the year.
  — Shauna Stuart | [e-mail], al, 24 Dec. 2022
• The shower is thought of as a commemoration of when Zeus met with Danaë, Perseus’ mother, and arrived in a shower of gold.
  — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Aug. 2021
• The scene of the crime and the shape of the commemoration recalled another murder, from 2016, which had sparked Korea’s version of the #MeToo movement.
  — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 14 July 2023
• Pelosi, age 84, traveled to Europe as part of the 80th anniversary commemoration of The Battle of the Bulge.
  — Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
• The rare chance for the public to get close to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier falls on its centennial commemoration.
  — Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN, 9 Nov. 2021
• The first Pride parade was in commemoration of the Stonewall Riots, after all.
  — Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 21 June 2021
• In an Instagram story, Teigen talked more about how deeply painful the one-year commemoration of Jack's death is.
  — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 29 Sep. 2021
• These are just a few of the names of children who were murdered at Auschwitz that were listed in a recent, online commemoration.
  — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 29 Apr. 2024
• That same courage and commitment are needed today, and this commemoration is a call up to both.
  — Shauna Stuart | [e-mail], al, 19 Feb. 2023
• While the commemoration focused on the Pittsburgh attack, there were reminders of the ongoing war in the Middle East.
  — Peter Smith The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2023
• The mosque is holding its commemoration a day early to fall on a Friday, a special weekly prayer day, in a sign of respect.
  — Fox News, 12 Nov. 2021
• During each day of Kwanzaa, one of the candles is lit in commemoration of each of the seven principles.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 26 Dec. 2022
• The announcement comes on the one-month commemoration of the wildfire, which killed at least 115 people and displaced thousands more.
  — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2023
• This year that commemoration comes with a promise that the deaths of those 18 Chinese men will be recognized within the fabric of our city.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2021
• What hadn't struck me, in my capacity as a white guy from the suburbs, is that some people view the film and its commemoration as raw bigotry.
  — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2024
• For him, this night on ∄’s dancefloor was a celebration of life, not a commemoration of death.
  — Caleb Larson, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2022
• The flight is one of several that are taking veterans to France for the commemoration.
  — CBS News, 1 June 2024
• Nor did the first set of commemorations of the former labor secretary’s life.
  — Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made By History, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
• For Patrick Schenkelberg, this was the first commemoration without his father, Clayton, who died in April at age 103.
  — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2021
• Marc Porter, Christie’s head of restitution, said the sales would involve a commemoration of Mr. Grünbaum’s life.
  — Graham Bowley, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
• The championing of the rights of people with Down Syndrome must not be limited to a single day of commemoration.
  — Elyssa Koren, National Review, 21 Mar. 2022
• Details so far are thin on the ground, with no word yet on who will take on hosting duties and who from the show’s illustrious run will be back for some nostalgic commemoration.
  — Lucy Ford, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
• Duda's request, sent by letter to Tusk, stresses that all Israeli officials and citizens should have the right to attend the anniversary commemorations.
  — Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 19 Feb 2025