How to Use inaugural in a Sentence

inaugural

1 of 2 adjective
  • They attended the inaugural ball.
  • Fey was a perfect pick as the inaugural host.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
  • But now, the reboot’s inaugural year is over.
    — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
  • What else did Høeg say in her inaugural meeting?
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Learn more about the inaugural class below.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Learn more about the inaugural fellows and their projects below.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The new year boasts a boatload of inaugural seasons.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The school has fewer than 10 students in its inaugural year, but has big plans for growth.
    — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Grimes surely would have read Adams’s inaugural speech.
    — Regina E. Mason, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Our inaugural guest is Leslie Grace!
    — Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • The inaugural season will last just over two weeks and is a tournament-style format.
    — Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 12 July 2023
  • The country began to take stock, starting with its inaugural census as a free state.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Tan, who took over in March, told investors on his inaugural earnings call that a turnaround would take time.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Both past versions of Starship broke apart during launch on their inaugural flights.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
  • Both past versions of Starship broke apart during launch on their inaugural flights.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2026
  • The inaugural event came together in 48 hours, in what Turkell called sheer chaos.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Al Green brought his silky vocals to the inaugural show back in 1972.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The 2025 inaugural festival had more than a dozen events, most sold out.
    — Gail Ciampa, The Providence Journal, 28 Jan. 2026
  • That group had its inaugural meeting on Tuesday.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The inaugural race was held this March to wide praise from the drivers, organizers and fans.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
  • Being a part of the inaugural season with this team is really special.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
  • Thigpen was the coach in that inaugural year, joining a statewide school-sports league and leading his team to the state championships.
    — Kerry McDonald, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Board members will serve for four years, but the inaugural board will include some two-year appointments so terms are staggered.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
  • About 75 providers went through the training in its inaugural year, Children’s said.
    — Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 12 June 2023
  • After an inaugural season on the road, next year could see the team finally start play in a more permanent home.
    — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Triluxe, the multibrand showroom, will be the inaugural partner.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Huawei was featured on the inaugural edition of this list and has been present on every iteration since.
    — Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Ten of the 19 in the inaugural class are from San Diego County.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
  • When Heaps arrives in Denver, the team will be halfway through its inaugural year.
    — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The move comes just 30 games into the Coast's inaugural season.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 June 2026

inaugural

2 of 2 noun
  • The hoopla isn't reserved just for giant cruise ship inaugurals.
    — Rosemary McClure, latimes.com, 7 May 2018
  • Contributions to an inaugural are deemed a gift to the state, not an individual.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Trump exited the stage stealthily and was the first living president in over 150 years not to attend the inaugural.
    — Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2021
  • But the mayor had already determined that approving the bill would be no more expensive than the cost of printing a new series of city flags for parades and inaugurals.
    — Michael Tubridy, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
  • In a matter of weeks, McLaughlin will either extend the legacy of the inaugurals or see that chapter of the club's history close for good.
    — Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Van Dijk and her fellow travelers even brought their own swag to give out and said inaugurals feel like a bonding experience for everyone on the flight.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 May 2026
  • The address Washington gave at his second inaugural totaled just 135 words.
    — CBS News, 21 Feb. 2020
  • Presidential invocations to unity have been a staple of inaugurals for centuries.
    — Ruth Marcus, The Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2017
  • In the inaugural Be Our Valentine campaign, HopeWorks aims to build a stronger network for survivors.
    — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Similar to previous inaugurals, Nielsen’s audience numbers do not include streaming which continues to grow as a video source.
    — Brad Adgate, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Unlike Washington, many presidents have stuffed their inaugurals with platitudes.
    — Thomas V. Dibacco, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2017
  • Politicians, preparing for inaugurals, scurry for their histories.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2017
  • And his second inaugural meditated on a just God chastening a republic of liberty that tolerated slavery.
    — Andrew F. Lang, WSJ, 4 May 2021
  • Due to extreme weather, Ronald Reagan's second inaugural inside the Senate in 1985.
    — Katherine Doyle, Washington Examiner, 14 Jan. 2021
  • Not So Glamorous Speaking of which, inaugurals are theoretically supposed to be glamorous.
    — Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
  • For his 2009 inaugural, President Barack Obama hosted a concert on the steps of the memorial and was photographed in the chamber.
    — Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022
  • The last time an inaugural was radically changed was in 1985, for former President Ronald Reagan’s second.
    — Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Google has donated to inaugurals in the past, and the YouTube livestream and link to the inauguration on Google’s homepage are in line with previous inaugurations, a spokesperson said.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Performing for presidents isn’t new for country musician Lee Greenwood, who is on the roster of entertainers at Monday’s inaugural.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Only Richard Nixon’s second inaugural, in 1973, produced more viewers than the first inauguration.
    — Brad Adgate, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • President Ronald Reagan’s 1985 inaugural was also moved insider because of weather.
    — David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Most of Minnesota's congressional delegation will attend the inaugural.
    — Jim Spencer, Star Tribune, 16 Jan. 2021
  • In the coming campaign, prominent Democrats will inevitably tout the strength of Biden’s first-term White House as a selling point to voters who are dubious of reelecting a president who will be 82 at his second inaugural.
    — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 19 Sep. 2023
  • In Andrew Jackson's first inaugural, Andrew Jackson calls himself an instrument of the federal Constitution.
    — NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Corporations have traditionally made up a large share of donors to presidential inaugurals, with an exception in 2009, when then-President-elect Barack Obama refused to accept corporate donations.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Another precedent for the Editorial Board's position encouraging an indoor inauguration is the relatively recent second inaugural of Ronald Reagan.
    — Star Tribune, 18 Jan. 2021
  • In late November, Unrivaled chief brand officer Kirby Porter joined Jessica Stacey, senior vice president of external communications at Sephora, onstage at WWD’s inaugural The Catalysts summit, discussing the strength of beauty’s alliance with women’s sports, specifically.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 Jan. 2026

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