How to Use inauguration in a Sentence

inauguration

noun
  • By happenstance, the laser light show on the eve of the inauguration fired up the moment the channel went live.
    Hari Kumar, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Beach signed the contract for the large block of hotel rooms at the Loews Madison during the week of the inauguration.
    Jessica Schneider and Devan Cole, CNN, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The hostages were freed the day of Reagan’s inauguration.
    Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
  • That is set to change with the inauguration of a brand-new, high-rise museum on Oct. 22.
    J.s. Marcus, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The daily death toll on the day of his inauguration was just over 3,000, near the peak during the surge the country saw last winter.
    Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The inauguration itself is free and open to the public.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Joe Biden on Monday was in the middle of his best news cycle in many months, maybe since the inauguration.
    NBC News, 14 Aug. 2022
  • And then in terms of how the inauguration explosion has changed me?
    Glamour, 2 Nov. 2021
  • The men admitted to throwing smoke bombs at a line of police trying to keep the mob from the stage set up for Biden's inauguration.
    Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Both the president of France and the king of Spain were present at the inauguration ceremony in 1928.
    Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
  • As such, Donald Trump could order flags to be raised back to full-staff for the inauguration and remain full staff before the 30 days are up.
    Jordan Green, The Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2024
  • What to Know Musk made headlines at an inauguration event, where he was deemed to have given a Nazi salute during a speech.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The twins got to have some fun attending the inauguration of the Christmas Village in Monaco.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 23 July 2022
  • But the timing of Biden's inauguration was a key factor too.
    Cnn Staff, CNN, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Although the inauguration date has yet to be announced, it’s being billed for late 2023.
    Nada El Sawy, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
  • At the inauguration, the Prince of Wales applauded the nation for its resilience.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Nov. 2021
  • And, of course, Trump didn't stick around for Biden's inauguration, leaving town that morning.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
  • As Gaga performs at Biden’s inauguration, Polansky is in attendance (that’s him next to her in the black mask).
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2022
  • There were no signs of the street protests that held up the inauguration of the previous assembly in 2021 by several hours.
    Matthew Malinowski, Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2023
  • And back home, analysts say Modi’s leading role in the temple’s inauguration could give his party a boost in the buildup to the election in a few months’ time.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
  • But his tweet about not attending the inauguration would be his last.
    Will Steakin, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Bezos’ Amazon and Zuckerberg’s Meta were among the tech firms that tithed $1 million each to help pay for Trump’s inauguration.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
  • In a strike widely blamed on Israel, Haniyeh was killed in an airstrike while in Tehran for the inauguration of the Iranian president.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The stone’s origins are unknown, but it was believed to have been used in the inauguration of Scottish kings as far back as the early 9th century.
    Reuters, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Project 2025 planners, and those who fear it, can live in their delusions, but an inauguration of Trump in January would not usher in a coup d’etat.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Since the inauguration there was a move to look at emerging designers.
    Allyson Portee, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2021
  • Plein tapped New York hip hop royalty Jadakiss to perform a live set at the boutique’s inauguration.
    Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Youngkin also brought in big bucks post-election and for his inauguration.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2022
  • To learn more about the facts behind his fallacies, here’s a list of 100 separate false claims Trump has made since his inauguration.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
  • His visit in December, before the inauguration, signified the unique pressure Boeing and others have endured with Trump back in power and Musk at his side.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025

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