How to Use centennial in a Sentence

centennial

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  • The goal was to embarass Democrats just in time for the centennial of the Civil War that freed the slaves of the South.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The goal is to reopen the hotel in 2026 in honor of its centennial, McWhinney has said.
    — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • To honor the centennial of Prince Rainier's birth and his love of the circus, there will be a few extra surprises in store for the guests.
    — Peter Mikelbank, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The event is part of the parish’s centennial year activities.
    — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2022
  • The event is part of the parish’s centennial celebration.
    — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 22 Mar. 2022
  • In their honor, this year's puppies each named after one of the brothers and dubbed the centennial litter.
    — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2022
  • The plan is to reopen the Huntington in 2025, just missing its centennial.
    — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2023
  • In fact, the show ties directly to the centennial celebration of the Freer’s 1923 opening.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
  • This year marks the centennial of the maison‘s first jewelry exhibition in the city, held at the Ritz in November 1922.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 29 June 2022
  • Epstein said the Lincoln Group would like to invite Moton’s descendants to the centennial, to be held on the steps of the memorial on May 22.
    — Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2022
  • All-Time Team selected for the league centennial in 2019.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2022
  • For the memorial’s centennial, the rangers were trying to tell people about some of the civil rights history attached to the site.
    — Washington Post, 29 May 2022
  • In 2020, Weilerstein and Barnatan were on tour with a program centered on the centennial of Beethoven’s birth.
    — Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2022
  • The Civil War, followed by the country’s centennial in 1876, helped mythologize the flag.
    — Hillel Italie, Fortune, 4 July 2023
  • The centennial contest offers the rulers of six realms the ultimate chance to break the curses that have afflicted their kingdoms for centuries.
    — Jorie McDonald, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2022
  • That is until 2017, a year shy of the centennial of Bernstein’s birth, when the prospect of premiering the quartet struck him as a fitting celebration.
    — Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The Hollywood sign marks its centennial this year — the idea of the Hollywood sign, that is, as the sign itself, like so much in the City of Angels, has been refurbished, remade and rewritten.
    — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Churchill Downs acquired the venue for $79 million in September after the track finished its centennial meet.
    — Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 3 June 2023
  • As the station celebrates its centennial, here are some stories and reflections from the past, including that time one of the hosts helped nab robbers and killers.
    — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Variety is marking the half-centennial of the movie by talking with three key actors on the film about their memories of making a movie classic.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The purpose of the party, aside from celebrating the 76th festival, will be to toast the global centennial campaign of Warner Bros.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2023
  • In 1948, as part of the celebration of the state's centennial, a new section of the state statutes was added that noted official state symbols must be listed in the Wisconsin Blue Book.
    — Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023
  • For those planning their own pilgrimages, note that next year will mark the centennial of the country music legend’s birth, and the state is already gearing up to celebrate.
    — Richard Selden, Washington Post, 30 June 2022
  • But at the school’s centennial celebration, Wilhelm goes off script and, much to the horror of the royal court, admits to being the other student in the intimate video with Simon.
    — Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Details on upcoming centennial events can be found on the Booker T. website, at https://www.dallasisd.org/bookert.
    — Dallas News, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Direct descendants of the families who once lived in Rosewood led the fight for reparations in the 1990s and more recently, have been involved in the centennial events taking place this week.
    — Nicole Chavez, CNN, 8 Jan. 2023
  • Oregon State Parks continue to celebrate the park system’s centennial with a day of free parking, free RV and tent site camping, and special events.
    — oregonlive, 1 June 2022
  • The car blessing returned in July as part of the parish’s yearlong centennial celebration.
    — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The 2022 centennial of the unearthing of the tomb of Tutankhamen also raised the destination’s profile among Americans, thanks in part to special exhibitions in cities across the U.S.
    — Tanveer Badal, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The statue was presented to the city by the Italian-American community to mark the nation’s centennial.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2022

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