How to Use centenary in a Sentence

centenary

noun
  • This year marks the centenary of the building's construction.
  • Next year, events around the world will mark the centenary of his birth.
    — B.f. | Kendal, The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019
  • And on this, his centenary, his fans made a point of finding him.
    — ABC News, 8 May 2026
  • But the level of caution for the centenary has reached new heights.
    — Nectar Gan, CNN, 28 June 2021
  • Grainger made further sense because this year is the centenary of his birth.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022
  • In this centenary of the darkest year of the Great War, what truer novel to read?
    — Alice Kaplan, New Republic, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Prep time was limited because the idea was to get the film ready in time for Sen’s birth centenary.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 May 2023
  • There were several events in honor of the centenary, but the highlight of the day was the flypast.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 10 July 2018
  • There’s the centenary of all sorts of events in his career coming up, but the connection to our own era feels deeper.
    — Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 21 Jan. 2022
  • This simple act marked the only recognition of the centenary.
    — Dorvall Bedford, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2022
  • One noteworthy anniversary this year is the centenary of the Red Cross’s first of three awards.
    — Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2017
  • Richard Brody mentioned in his piece that you guys had hoped to release the film in time for William Greaves’ centenary.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
  • This year marks the centenary of the death of Prince Albert's great-great-grandfather and namesake.
    — Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com, 23 June 2022
  • In a few months, The New Yorker will celebrate its centenary.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This edition marks the centenary of the last time Paris hosted the Games in 1924.
    — Renan Botelho, WWD, 29 July 2024
  • The project is timed to the centenary of the 1918 Spanish flu, the worst pandemic on record.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 27 Apr. 2018
  • July 18 is the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth, and across the world events are planned to mark it.
    — Peter Godwin, WSJ, 13 July 2018
  • Many of the diners and motels along the 2,448-mile long highway are being spruced up for the centenary.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The original Roo has been long lost, so to mark the book’s centenary Camilla is bringing a replica.
    — Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Although last year marked the centenary of her birth, the occasion passed without much ceremony.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • This year marks the centenary of America's entry into what was then called the Great War.
    — Janice Steinhagen, Courant Community, 28 June 2017
  • The capsule will be re-opened in 2071 to celebrate the School’s centenary.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
  • On the outskirts of town, the Ojai Valley Inn will celebrate its centenary next year.
    — Dania Maxwell, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2022
  • This is just one event in a series today surrounding the RAF centenary.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 10 July 2018
  • It was created to celebrate the centenary of Capote’s birth and has been signed by the literary great himself.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
  • On the road Neon lights are burning a little brighter along Route 66, which celebrates its centenary this year.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The film is set to be released later this year in time for William Greaves’ centenary on October 8.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 May 2026
  • This edition of the Olympics marks the centenary of the last time Paris hosted the Games in 1924.
    — Renan Botelho, WWD, 23 July 2024
  • Proust died at fifty-one, in Paris, of pneumonia, on November 18th, and last year was the centenary of his death.
    — William Benton, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The issue is the final in a series of four that were published to commemorate the magazine’s centenary this year; read the others here.
    — Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025

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