How to Use inaugural in a Sentence

inaugural

1 of 2 adjective

• They attended the inaugural ball.
• The Tar Heels went 18-3 in Matson’s inaugural year as coach.
  — Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2023
• About 75 providers went through the training in its inaugural year, Children’s said.
  — Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 12 June 2023
• The Golden Knights still have half a dozen players from the team that reached the Stanley Cup finals in their inaugural season.
  — Joey Hayden, Dallas News, 18 May 2023
• The project is one of three to participate in the inaugural program out of more than 400 submissions.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 17 Jan. 2024
• The inaugural full episode of the Fifteenth Doctor embarks on Christmas Day.
  — Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2023
• In 1993, the band played at an inaugural ball for President Bill Clinton.
  — Aimee Ortiz, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
• The inaugural season will last just over two weeks and is a tournament-style format.
  — Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 12 July 2023
• The first 12 issues are described as an inaugural season for the story.
  — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2023
• So is the far-right House Freedom Caucus, which Jordan co-founded in 2015, serving as the inaugural chair.
  — Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
• Fuerbringer and Inskeep won a narrow two sets, 21-19 on each, to take home the inaugural Southern Section pairs title.
  — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
• Zipp didn’t get to play during Louisville’s inaugural season in 1975.
  — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
• Shelton was also the last of the original coaches from the show's inaugural season.
  — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
• Chadwick would become the first woman in decades to race in Formula One, which saw its inaugural season in 1950.
  — Doc Louallen, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
• On paper, what Frisco Panther Creek accomplished in its inaugural season may not jump off the page.
  — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 23 June 2023
• The inaugural pad was finished earlier this month and presented to a select group of Escapade owners at the GP.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 July 2023
• The win set the stage for the Lakers’ inaugural in-season tournament championship.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
• Scorsese’s inaugural post was a list of 59 titles cited as companion texts to his own work.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 22 Nov. 2023
• Washington was very aware of his inaugural role as president and its distinction from the British crown.
  — Ben Finley, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2024
• The San Diego State graduate won the inaugural flyweight title in 2017 and successfully defended it four times in a one-and-a-half-year span.
  — Brian Martin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
• Here’s a report on Crenshaw’s success and the adjustment teams and coaches are making in the inaugural season.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023
• Going deeper The inaugural edition of the Fortune China 500 list was released this week.
  — Bysheryl Estrada, Fortune, 27 July 2023
• Work on the inaugural CLB80 is expected to begin early next year.
  — [e-mail], Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2023
• To help with the pronunciation, the inaugural show’s poster added a French accent aigu to the final letter — Ceejé — a mannerism that was soon dropped.
  — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
• Situated in the first car of the ride vehicle for the inaugural ride, which was being filmed, Fabio was seated with a group of women who were all dressed as Greek goddesses.
  — Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
• In a special video recorded at their Montecito home last month, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex sit made surprise phone calls to a number of the fund’s inaugural beneficiaries.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2023
• At last year’s inaugural event in Kansas City, the readings ranged from laugh-out-loud funny to heart-rending reports about bullying.
  — Bill Brownlee, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
• Fairfax launched its inaugural middle-school sports program last month, welcoming thousands of sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders to their school’s cross-country teams.
  — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2023
• Former Vice President Mike Pence sat for the inaugural talk earlier this month.
  — Bymichelle L. Price, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2023
• As with the inaugural Midtown Manhattan venue, the new location will offer craft cocktails, upscale takes on classic pub food, and a range of indoor sports.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2023

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inaugural

2 of 2 noun

• The hoopla isn't reserved just for giant cruise ship inaugurals.
  — Rosemary McClure, latimes.com, 7 May 2018
• 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
• 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
• In less than two weeks, Trump has delivered one of the most divisive inaugurals in the history of the country and spread blatant lies from the Oval Office.
  — Yascha Mounk, Slate Magazine, 2 Feb. 2017
• In his first inaugural, Washington referred to Psalm 82.
  — Stuart Halpern, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2021
• Due to extreme weather, Ronald Reagan's second inaugural inside the Senate in 1985.
  — Katherine Doyle, Washington Examiner, 14 Jan. 2021
• The address Washington gave at his second inaugural totaled just 135 words.
  — CBS News, 21 Feb. 2020
• 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
• Presidential invocations to unity have been a staple of inaugurals for centuries.
  — Ruth Marcus, The Denver Post, 23 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
• 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
• Most of Minnesota's congressional delegation will attend the inaugural.
  — Jim Spencer, Star Tribune, 16 Jan. 2021
• 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
• The hoopla isn't reserved just for giant cruise ship inaugurals.
  — Rosemary McClure, latimes.com, 7 May 2018
• 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
• 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
• In less than two weeks, Trump has delivered one of the most divisive inaugurals in the history of the country and spread blatant lies from the Oval Office.
  — Yascha Mounk, Slate Magazine, 2 Feb. 2017
• In his first inaugural, Washington referred to Psalm 82.
  — Stuart Halpern, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2021
• Due to extreme weather, Ronald Reagan's second inaugural inside the Senate in 1985.
  — Katherine Doyle, Washington Examiner, 14 Jan. 2021
• The address Washington gave at his second inaugural totaled just 135 words.
  — CBS News, 21 Feb. 2020
• 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
• Presidential invocations to unity have been a staple of inaugurals for centuries.
  — Ruth Marcus, The Denver Post, 23 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
• 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
• Most of Minnesota's congressional delegation will attend the inaugural.
  — Jim Spencer, Star Tribune, 16 Jan. 2021
• 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

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