commemorating
- present participle of commemorate.
Example Sentences
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There’s a day for everything — and July 14 is, of course, most well known internationally for being Bastille Day, commemorating France’s independence.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Anniversaries are funny things, commemorating the bad as well as the good in our shared and personal histories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
A national holiday commemorating an independence-era battle, Wednesday had been cloudy and warm, topping 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
He's roving the stadium with a camera crew, shooting a documentary commemorating this one-off event.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
When Barack Obama was campaigning for the presidency in 2007, he spoke at a ceremony in Selma commemorating the forty-second anniversary of the march to Montgomery.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
