How to Use inaugural in a Sentence

inaugural

adjective
  • They attended the inaugural ball.
  • The Tar Heels went 18-3 in Matson’s inaugural year as coach.
    Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2023
  • About 75 providers went through the training in its inaugural year, Children’s said.
    Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 12 June 2023
  • The Golden Knights still have half a dozen players from the team that reached the Stanley Cup finals in their inaugural season.
    Joey Hayden, Dallas News, 18 May 2023
  • The project is one of three to participate in the inaugural program out of more than 400 submissions.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The inaugural full episode of the Fifteenth Doctor embarks on Christmas Day.
    Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2023
  • In 1993, the band played at an inaugural ball for President Bill Clinton.
    Aimee Ortiz, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The inaugural season will last just over two weeks and is a tournament-style format.
    Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 12 July 2023
  • The first 12 issues are described as an inaugural season for the story.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2023
  • So is the far-right House Freedom Caucus, which Jordan co-founded in 2015, serving as the inaugural chair.
    Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Fuerbringer and Inskeep won a narrow two sets, 21-19 on each, to take home the inaugural Southern Section pairs title.
    Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
  • Zipp didn’t get to play during Louisville’s inaugural season in 1975.
    Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Shelton was also the last of the original coaches from the show's inaugural season.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Chadwick would become the first woman in decades to race in Formula One, which saw its inaugural season in 1950.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
  • On paper, what Frisco Panther Creek accomplished in its inaugural season may not jump off the page.
    Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 23 June 2023
  • The inaugural pad was finished earlier this month and presented to a select group of Escapade owners at the GP.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 July 2023
  • The win set the stage for the Lakers’ inaugural in-season tournament championship.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Scorsese’s inaugural post was a list of 59 titles cited as companion texts to his own work.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Washington was very aware of his inaugural role as president and its distinction from the British crown.
    Ben Finley, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The San Diego State graduate won the inaugural flyweight title in 2017 and successfully defended it four times in a one-and-a-half-year span.
    Brian Martin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Here’s a report on Crenshaw’s success and the adjustment teams and coaches are making in the inaugural season.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Going deeper The inaugural edition of the Fortune China 500 list was released this week.
    Bysheryl Estrada, Fortune, 27 July 2023
  • Work on the inaugural CLB80 is expected to begin early next year.
    Rachel.maree.cormack@gmail.com, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2023
  • To help with the pronunciation, the inaugural show’s poster added a French accent aigu to the final letter — Ceejé — a mannerism that was soon dropped.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Situated in the first car of the ride vehicle for the inaugural ride, which was being filmed, Fabio was seated with a group of women who were all dressed as Greek goddesses.
    Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
  • In a special video recorded at their Montecito home last month, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex sit made surprise phone calls to a number of the fund’s inaugural beneficiaries.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2023
  • At last year’s inaugural event in Kansas City, the readings ranged from laugh-out-loud funny to heart-rending reports about bullying.
    Bill Brownlee, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Fairfax launched its inaugural middle-school sports program last month, welcoming thousands of sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders to their school’s cross-country teams.
    Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Former Vice President Mike Pence sat for the inaugural talk earlier this month.
    Bymichelle L. Price, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2023
  • As with the inaugural Midtown Manhattan venue, the new location will offer craft cocktails, upscale takes on classic pub food, and a range of indoor sports.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2023

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