How to Use coronation in a Sentence

coronation

noun
  • His funeral, set for the day of the game, resembled a monarch’s coronation.
    Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2022
  • What can the Celtics do to prevent a Golden State coronation?
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2022
  • Before the Game 6 coronation, the Bucks had to steal a Finals game in Phoenix.
    Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 20 July 2022
  • King Charles wasn't the only royal reportedly with an eye on the bottom line of the coronation day, either.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The simple gold bangles lined with red velvet were made by Garrard for Queen Elizabeth’s coronation.
    Jill Newman, Town & Country, 19 June 2022
  • The queen wasn’t taking part in the pageant — though a virtual version of her, drawn from archival video from her 1953 coronation, was shown at the coach’s windows.
    Sylvia Hui, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2022
  • An Argentinean triumph would be the coronation of Messi’s storied career.
    Samindra Kunti, Forbes, 6 June 2022
  • The next big test for the king will be his coronation May 6.
    Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Dec. 2022
  • The next big test for the king will be his coronation on May 6.
    Mark Landler, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2022
  • The last time the regalia was used was in 1953, when the Queen had her coronation.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 18 Sep. 2022
  • The prince was a guest at the coronation but played no formal role.
    Karla Adam, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
  • In that way, this No. 1 feels like a coronation of sorts.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Many Britons bought TVs for the 1953 coronation, and then dressed up in ties and dresses to watch.
    Kevin Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2022
  • This was the first time the two had seen each other since before the monarch’s coronation.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 July 2023
  • The boy’s coronation, which amounted to a coup, divided the clan and the realm.
    Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The Orb and Sceptre, which are part of the Crown Jewels and are used at the monarch's coronation, are placed on top.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2022
  • In scenes of the coronation and a ball in Episode 3, there are dozens of extras with unique hairdos.
    Malik Peay, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
  • The sovereign's orb and spectre both date back to the coronation of Charles II in 1661.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The coronation of King Charles will come with a little bit of Apple flair.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Watch highlights from the coronation concert and the Idol drop-in below.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 May 2023
  • And a series that looked over at 3-0 but for the coronation asks the Panthers for something more.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
  • But a coronation would repeat the mistakes that brought the party to crisis in the first place.
    Ezra Klein, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
  • The House of the Dragon crew had to shoot the Dragonpit coronation, roughly the size of a football field, on a stage one-third that size.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2022
  • In Barbados, Marva Niles was born in 1953, the same year of the queen’s coronation.
    Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The coronation itself also helped to tell the world that this is a monarch who is putting tradition at the heart of his reign.
    Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 8 Sep. 2023
  • And when a lot of those groups agree, as has happened this year, that can make the race feel less like a contest than a coronation.
    Bob Mondello, NPR, 8 Mar. 2024
  • That’s almost as long as Napoleon’s coronation, at Notre-Dame de Paris, in 1804.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2023
  • World & Nation Which king hired bouncers to block the queen from his coronation?
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
  • In town, people are rushing toward the Red Keep for the coronation.
    Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2022
  • She’s judged wannabes on American Idol; she’s headlined the Super Bowl halftime show; she’s celebrated a king’s coronation.
    Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'coronation.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: