How to Use inauguration in a Sentence

inauguration

noun
  • Trump on the inauguration dais, that sort of thing.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
  • And then in terms of how the inauguration explosion has changed me?
    — Glamour, 2 Nov. 2021
  • But his tweet about not attending the inauguration would be his last.
    — Will Steakin, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Youngkin also brought in big bucks post-election and for his inauguration.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Beschloss argued that if ever there were a time to hold an inauguration indoors, that was it.
    — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Since the inauguration there was a move to look at emerging designers.
    — Allyson Portee, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • Here are five takeaways on his inauguration.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
  • She gets fitted for her inauguration clothes.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Trump has said the ballroom will be big enough for future presidential inaugurations to be held there.
    — Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • One is that the stinging rhetoric will leave lasting images in our minds, even following the inauguration.
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
  • 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
  • The first order of business in doing so is trying on a glamorous black jacket for the inauguration.
    — Barry Levitt, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
  • No more honor was paid to presidents on their inauguration than to the founding charters on that morning.
    — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • To my surprise, Fiorucci saw them and asked me to create 300 of them for the inauguration of a new line.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And the association promised to send an Olympian to cut the ribbon at our rink’s inauguration.
    — Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • After the inauguration, the Senate was snarled for nearly a month on the mere question of what to call the president.
    — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • Here’s what to know about Mamdani’s historic inauguration.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • Rather, Lawrence focused his gaze on the multiracial mass of people who had come together to view the inauguration.
    — Michael Lobel, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Going into the weekend, his team is putting the final touches in place for the inauguration on Monday.
    — Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Plus, the scene at Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration.
    — Emilia Petrarca, New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Attending the Met feels almost like an inauguration into this space.
    — Aariana Rose Philip, Vogue, 4 May 2026
  • The opening finds her futzing over the neckline of her inauguration day blouse before telling the tailors to slice into the fabric with scissors.
    — Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The Melania movie follows the first lady for 20 days leading up to the inauguration.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The film was shot during the 20 days leading up to the 2025 inauguration.
    — Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
  • 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

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