How to Use commemorate in a Sentence

commemorate

verb
Definition of commemoratenext
Synonyms for commemoratenext
  • The festival commemorates the town's founding.
  • Each year on this date we commemorate our ancestors with a special ceremony.
  • The plaque commemorates the battle that took place here 200 years ago.
  • The home run was Franklin’s 13th of the year and was commemorated with a healthy bat flip.
    — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2019
  • The church bells will then toll at 10:22 a.m., to commemorate the time of the bombing more than five decades ago.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 15 Sep. 2019
  • Often, there's a slew of videogame deals to commemorate the show, but even with E3 gone, the deals are still here.
    — Wired Staff, Wired, 13 June 2020
  • The red foods commemorate the blood that was spilled during the days of slavery.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 19 June 2020
  • To commemorate one year of the 317 Project, here are some of our favorite stories so far.
    — Staff Report, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Feb. 2022
  • The path where the woman and the two children stand commemorated.
    — Ciaran Carson, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2019
  • These Easter gifts for teens are a great way to commemorate the day.
    — Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The event commemorated the cry of the Mexican people to rise against the Spaniards.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The venue opted to add one more new star: a gold one near the front doors to commemorate its 50th anniversary this year.
    — Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune, 23 Sep. 2020
  • There was no shortage of red hearts to commemorate the evening.
    — Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The two lovebirds shared a kiss to commemorate the special day.
    — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 11 Oct. 2020
  • One hundred and thirty-two names were read aloud, bells were chimed and doves were placed on a tree to commemorate their lives.
    — orlandosentinel.com, 17 Dec. 2021
  • So to commemorate her, and lend her presence to the home, Gupta installed the statue.
    — Jessie Yeung and Manveena Suri, CNN, 12 Aug. 2020
  • And the club is going back to its beginnings to commemorate it.
    — Jose M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 6 Oct. 2020
  • This week, murals and shrines were created in the city to commemorate them.
    — Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2019
  • Clarke isn't the only one to commemorate her turn on the show with a permanent souvenir.
    — Zoe Weiner, Allure, 20 Sep. 2018
  • Using it to simply commemorate a catch or give the kiddos something to hang on the fridge does not.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Sydney’s Opera House will be lit up in black ribbon to commemorate those killed in the attack.
    — Helen Regan, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Here’s my idea: The winners can be commemorated around the base with country flags.
    — Charles Curtis, For The Win, 14 June 2018
  • The event will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Some people may choose to mourn the loss, or possibly even commemorate it in some way.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 15 Feb. 2019
  • If and when Brady breaks the record, there could be a short stoppage in play to commemorate the accomplishment.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Sep. 2021
  • As part of that effort, Burt wanted, too, to commemorate the marchers.
    — Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN, 7 Mar. 2021
  • Here are a few ways to commemorate them in the southern suburbs of Milwaukee.
    — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2018
  • Many of the stones commemorate dead children, but there’s a memorial near the entrance that always stops me short.
    — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2019
  • This is one of the many tributes seen across the world as people continue to commemorate the queen’s legacy.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2022
  • To mark the end of this combustion icon, Bentley is commemorating it in two ways.
    — Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report, 28 July 2023

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