How to Use centennial in a Sentence

centennial

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  • The upgrades could line up with its centennial in 2021.
    — Ryan Gillespie, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Germany has been going all-out to celebrate the Bauhaus centennial.
    — National Geographic, 15 Oct. 2019
  • The display, which runs through January 19, is timed to mark the centennial of Salinger’s birth.
    — Andrea Michelson, Smithsonian, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Cameron: What used to be Louisiana’s largest state wildlife refuge is celebrating its centennial.
    — USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2019
  • This year is the centennial of the installation of the first neon sign in Times Square, by the automaker Willys-Overland.
    — John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • This year marks the centennial of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
    — Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 23 Jan. 2020
  • Tickets to the new wing of the museum, which opened on June 3, are sold out through the centennial.
    — New York Times, 25 June 2021
  • After the centennial, Lewis returned to Rome and spent the rest of her life in Europe.
    — Jessica Lynne, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2022
  • As part of the centennial celebration, tours of the home were offered at the Oct. 17 open house.
    — James T. Norman, chicagotribune.com, 30 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • Lou marked his centennial birthday on Jan. 9 , and Edith will for hers on Aug. 4.
    — Tribune News Service, al, 1 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • The memorial was supposed to be finished in time for the war’s centennial in 2018.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Now, at the centennial of the massacre, Tulsa is rising up again.
    — Samantha Laine Perfas, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 May 2021
  • Birthday party The salad will be the star of the city’s centennial party.
    — Alexandra Mendoza, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
  • Delta is kicking off its centennial with a swanky new look.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • This is very special because God put me in this position to be in the centennial class.
    — Rob Maaddi, Star Tribune, 26 July 2021
  • The virtual event kicks off a year filled with of events marking the Clinic’s centennial.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 22 Feb. 2021
  • The cabin is separated from the main part of the state park and was built in 2001 as part of the town's centennial celebration.
    — Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal, 21 May 2021
  • That year will mark the centennial of the Turkish republic.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Dec. 2020
  • The rare chance for the public to get close to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier falls on its centennial commemoration.
    — Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN, 9 Nov. 2021
  • All-Time Team chosen in 2019 for the league’s centennial season.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 18 July 2021
  • 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
  • The quilt is one of many events the Henry County city has planned throughout the year to honor Stockbridge’s centennial in August.
    — Leon Stafford, ajc, 27 Feb. 2020
  • For us, Fire in Little Africa is probably the most beautiful light that the centennial events will have for this year.
    — Allison Hazel, Essence, 26 May 2021

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