inauguration

noun in·au·gu·ra·tion \ i-ˌnȯ-gyə-ˈrā-shən , -gə- \

|Updated on: 8 Aug 2018

Examples: inauguration in a Sentence

Definition of inauguration

: an act of inaugurating; especially : a ceremonial induction into office

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Examples of inauguration in a Sentence

the pomp and circumstance of a presidential inauguration

Recent Examples of inauguration from the Web

Since Trump’s inauguration, Fox News has consistently covered Clinton more than other cable news channels — by a wide margin.

— alvin chang, Vox, "Nearly two years into the Trump presidency, Fox News is still obsessed with Hillary Clinton," 11 July 2018
This appears to be based on the performance of the Russell 3000 Index since Trump’s inauguration.

— salvador rizzo, Washington Post, "Anatomy of a Trump rally: 76 percent of claims are false, misleading or lacking evidence," 10 July 2018
Pruitt Is Trump’s Fifth Cabinet Official to Be Forced Out Since President Trump’s inauguration, staffers of the White House and federal agencies have left in firings and resignations, one after the other.

— New York Times, "How Andrew Wheeler, the New Acting E.P.A. Chief, Differs From Scott Pruitt," 5 July 2018
Melania has been working with stylist Hervé Pierre since her husband’s inauguration.

— lisa ryan, The Cut, "What We Know About How Melania Trump Decides What to Wear," 21 June 2018
Since Trump’s inauguration, the administration has issued at least half a dozen orders and changes affecting immigrant children, many of them obscure revisions.

— amy taxin, BostonGlobe.com, "Protections for immigrants erode under Trump since inaugural," 18 June 2018
The Border Patrol caught 50,924 immigrants along the border with Mexico in April, including 9,647 families, the highest monthly total since Trump’s inauguration.

— aaron nelsen, San Antonio Express-News, "Border agents now removing children from their immigrant parents," 13 May 2018
And since Trump’s inauguration, the company has shelled out $11.92 million on formal federal lobbying activities that — unlike its financial relationship with Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s LLC — must be disclosed publicly each quarter.

— erin mershon, STAT, "Novartis paid Trump’s lawyer’s firm far more than any of its actual lobbyists," 10 May 2018
Two of Chao’s sisters have high-level positions at the company, which expanded its capacity by more than 40 percent since Trump’s inauguration.

— margaret hartmann, Daily Intelligencer, "Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Finally Gets Her Own Ethics Scandal," 7 May 2018

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