How to Use anniversary in a Sentence

anniversary

noun
  • The exhibit will close on the 100th anniversary of the artist's death.
  • This year marks the 30th anniversary of Represent, which put Fat Joe and his moniker on the map.
    Clover Hope, Men's Health, 10 July 2023
  • The tribute band will be sure to play its namesake tune, since this is the 50th anniversary for the album.
    Joan Rusek, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Frances Bean has honored her dad, Kurt Cobain, on the 30th anniversary of his death.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The book’s 15th edition came out last year, on its 50th anniversary.
    Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • One new patient asked the chatbot how to handle the anniversary of a loved one’s death.
    Sarah Gundle, WIRED, 22 July 2023
  • Both these books were published for the 30th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis.
    Gaddis Smith, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2023
  • The link was cemented when Parker designed two of her own Baguettes to mark the cult style’s 25th anniversary.
    Emma Spedding, Vogue, 10 July 2023
  • Big statement to make on the one-year anniversary of Elon Musk taking over Twitter!
    Jay Peters, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The pair is marking their 77th anniversary with a quiet Friday at home, the AP reports.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 7 July 2023
  • Being honored the same year as hip-hop’s 50th anniversary?
    Cathy Applefeld Olson, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2023
  • After dropping the re-recordings of ‘Wildest Dreams’ and ‘This Love,’ the entire album is here, on the anniversary of the original.
    John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Footloose, which celebrates the 40th anniversary of its release this year, was filmed at a school in Payson, Utah.
    Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The Carters marked their 77th wedding anniversary in July.
    Katharine Q. Seelye, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Since 1998, the monument stood on the campus of the University of Hong Kong, where students scrubbed and cleaned it each year on the anniversary of the massacre.
    Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The event comes as delegations from Russia and China visit the country for the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War.
    Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2023
  • As a parole requirement, for the next 10 years, on the anniversary of Ted Shaughnessy's murder, Jaclyn Edison must spend the night in jail.
    Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The two are now planning to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary, said Sonya Pfeiffer, one of Mr. Long’s lawyers.
    Michael Levenson, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Ragnar, based in Salt Lake City, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and puts on dozens of team trail events, such as the Fayetteville race, across the country.
    Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Also this year, the couple celebrated the 20th anniversary of their first date on Nov. 13.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The disaster just passed its second anniversary over the weekend this past Sunday.
    Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
  • This week marks the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
    Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Wednesday marked the 40th anniversary of the Apple Macintosh.
    Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • In celebration of their 40th anniversary, the band has set plans to release their first album in four years, Forever, on June 7.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2024
  • With the first anniversary of the death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth upon us, royals and commonfolk are speaking out to pay tribute to the late, long-reigning queen.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the crime pic written by Tarantino and directed by the late Tony Scott will be shown on 35mm.
    Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Sometimes, like on the ambush’s fifth anniversary, the ceremonies are public.
    Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 7 July 2023
  • The chamber will celebrate its 30th anniversary next year.
    oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Bon Jovi, the band, is also celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
  • In Japan, where Aflac does the majority of its business, the company is about to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
    Maria Aspan, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024

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