commencements
- plural of commencement.
Example Sentences
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“I have presided over 28 commencements as a president and dean, and those ceremonies are about celebrating the graduates and their supporters,” Schapiro wrote in a letter declining the speech.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Revolutionary hostilities canceled the commencements of 1774-78 and 1780, but Harvard would not miss a commencement again until 2020.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2024
Since that assault on April 30, unrest on university campuses around the nation has escalated even further, with more arrests, protests and canceled commencements.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2024
Administrators, under pressure to restore order and normal functioning close to college commencements, have said they support the right to speak but not to disrupt life for other students or violate conduct rules.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024
For my final round of commencements as First Lady, I spoke at Jackson State University in Mississippi, another historically black school, using the opportunity to talk about striving for excellence.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
