How to Use sesquicentennial in a Sentence

sesquicentennial

noun
  • Mah-jongg has hit its loose sesquicentennial, and the game suddenly seems to be everywhere, all at once.
    — Ashley Parker, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
  • And, more than ever before, the public will have that chance as the world marks Wrights' birthday sesquicentennial.
    — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 23 May 2017
  • While the new coin is a cool way to celebrate the sesquicentennial, there’s another reason for vaunting the coin-tech.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 June 2017
  • The sesquicentennial of the Alaska Purchase has come and gone.
    — Steve Haycox, Alaska Dispatch News, 4 Nov. 2017
  • The 2026 show marked the event's sesquicentennial.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Vogue is only 22 years younger than the Met, which is celebrating its sesquicentennial.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Founded in 1873, the city celebrates its sesquicentennial this year.
    — Dallas News, 4 Jan. 2023
  • There's also a time capsule near Lake George that was buried in 2006 in celebration of the city's sesquicentennial.
    — Star Tribune, 26 June 2021
  • Still, many who love Yosemite have taken its sesquicentennial as an opportunity to continue improving upon the park.
    — Erin Berger, Outside Online, 30 June 2014
  • The apple is a tribute to the city's apple-growing history and community spirit and a perfect tie to the sesquicentennial, according to a news release.
    — Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 8 July 2023
  • Hard Hittin’ Lemonade, to mark the sesquicentennial of the incorporation of New Britain as a city.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 19 July 2021
  • Aside from the Tribune’s sesquicentennial, there was a lot to celebrate in those years, especially on the city’s sports scene, as Paul Sullivan notes.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2022
  • But so far no similar celebrations have followed to mark the sesquicentennials of Reconstruction.
    — Allen Guelzo, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2017
  • The public library will host several activities throughout the year to celebrate the sesquicentennial.
    — Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 4 Feb. 2023
  • This year’s event lighting the sky atop Red Mountain coincides with Birmingham’s sesquicentennial.
    — al, 5 May 2021
  • Kevin Costner is your guide in this new four-part special marking the sesquicentennial of Yellowstone National Park.
    — cleveland, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Wise led an effort to paint murals on the bridge for Sugar Land's celebrations of the Texas sesquicentennial in 1986.
    — Staff Report, Houston Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2018
  • And already, the historical society is thinking ahead to how to celebrate Dundalk's sesquicentennial.
    — Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, 28 May 2017
  • Kohler will continue to celebrate its sesquicentennial throughout the year with a series of special events and pop-up activations that pay homage to the company’s unique 150-year heritage.
    — Hollyanna McCollom, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2023
  • In Lake County, the Oldendorf farm, which was started in 1851, was honored for reaching its sesquicentennial.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
  • And happy 150th birthday to the Orlando Sentinel, which today kicks off a year-long celebration of our sesquicentennial.
    — Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Then, in 1987, Washington sponsored another year’s worth of events for the sesquicentennial of Chicago becoming a city, complete with a birthday cake.
    — Liam Ford, chicagotribune.com, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Eastern Market, named a national historic landmark in 1971, is still bustling today, with food vendors and a weekend flea market, and celebrates its sesquicentennial with three days of events.
    — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
  • In addition to celebrating college football’s sesquicentennial, the Sooners are marking their 125th season this year.
    — Paul Lukas, SI.com, 29 Aug. 2019
  • To celebrate the sesquicentennial, Orchard House will host many events, including a conversational series to discuss the book’s modern-day relevance.
    — Washington Post, 12 June 2018
  • Society members earmarked the bell for the town historical museum, which did not yet exist but seemed like a near-future possibility as the village marked its sesquicentennial in 1986.
    — Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Native Americans might not see Colorado’s sesquicentennial as a reason to celebrate, but some see opportunities to reestablish connections.
    — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
  • This includes Wyoming's fight for women's suffrage—the state is celebrating the sesquicentennial of the Territory of Wyoming giving women the right to vote in 1869.
    — Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian, 6 June 2019
  • During the Civil War sesquicentennial, the Encyclopedia of Arkansas was working on articles about small skirmishes around the state.
    — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2022
  • The historic university, celebrating its sesquicentennial, awarded 2,173 degrees, all stories of achievement, and no doubt many of them threaded with tales of sacrifice and struggle, of overcoming great odds.
    — Marcia Davis, Washington Post, 14 May 2017

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