commemorate

How To Use commemorate In A Sentence

• The Twelfth" officially commemorates the July 12, 1690, triumph of Protestant King William of Orange versus the Catholic he deposed from the English throne, James II, at the Battle of the Boyne south of Belfast. Latest Headlines - ABC 7 News
• Its name commemorates Voli Voli Cave (one of the discovery sites) and Atholl Anderson, well known for his many contributions to the prehistory and palaeoecology of south-west Pacific islands. The small, recently extinct, island-dwelling crocodilians of the south Pacific
• So he argued against the rich being able to commemorate their war dead with ornate personal graves.
• In whatever way you choose to commemorate the horrendous acts of early September four years ago, let us once again renew our gratitude for the freedoms we enjoy and reaffirm our commitment to tolerance, peace and liberty throughout the world. 09/01/2005
• Then trumpeters played a fanfare, fireworks boomed and crackled across the sky and children from schools on either side of the river waved flags and exchanged huge greetings cards to commemorate new links between their communities.
• Sometimes his collection of gnomes would be on display, and every anniversary was commemorated by faded buff photographs and artefacts.
• I danced into the morning to celebrate the coming-of-age of young men and fell asleep in a dark hut while marriages and deaths were commemorated in song.
• Important historical events were commemorated in song.
• This list very well illustrates the arbitrary choice of saints to be commemorated, which is observable in most early calendars. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux
• Each commemorated a painful anniversary on the same day last week.