How to Use inauguration in a Sentence

inauguration

noun

• 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
• 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
• The hostages were freed the day of Reagan’s inauguration.
  — Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
• 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
• The inauguration itself is free and open to the public.
  — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2022
• 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 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
• Both the president of France and the king of Spain were present at the inauguration ceremony in 1928.
  — Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
• As such, Donald Trump could order flags to be raised back to full-staff for the inauguration and remain full staff before the 30 days are up.
  — Jordan Green, The Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2024
• The twins got to have some fun attending the inauguration of the Christmas Village in Monaco.
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 23 July 2022
• But the timing of Biden's inauguration was a key factor too.
  — Cnn Staff, CNN, 2 Mar. 2022
• 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
• And, of course, Trump didn't stick around for Biden's inauguration, leaving town that morning.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
• As Gaga performs at Biden’s inauguration, Polansky is in attendance (that’s him next to her in the black mask).
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2022
• There were no signs of the street protests that held up the inauguration of the previous assembly in 2021 by several hours.
  — Matthew Malinowski, Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2023
• And back home, analysts say Modi’s leading role in the temple’s inauguration could give his party a boost in the buildup to the election in a few months’ time.
  — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
• In a strike widely blamed on Israel, Haniyeh was killed in an airstrike while in Tehran for the inauguration of the Iranian president.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
• The stone’s origins are unknown, but it was believed to have been used in the inauguration of Scottish kings as far back as the early 9th century.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2023
• Project 2025 planners, and those who fear it, can live in their delusions, but an inauguration of Trump in January would not usher in a coup d’etat.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2024
• Plein tapped New York hip hop royalty Jadakiss to perform a live set at the boutique’s inauguration.
  — Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
• Youngkin also brought in big bucks post-election and for his inauguration.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2022
• The day after his inauguration in January 2017, millions of people around the world took part in a Women’s March to protest his rise to power.
  — Maryclaire Dale, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2023
• For 77 long days between the election and the inauguration, Trump attempted to undermine the result with a lie about fraud.
  — Annie Karni, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2022
• Back in the dawn of the Trump era — just prior to his 2017 inauguration — the line of would-be suck-ups queuing up for face time with the president-elect included a man with a distinguished name.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
• There are 32 days until the inauguration and, bust out the tissues, this is my last newsletter until Jan. 7.
  — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
• But the new mayor took pains to pay heed to Black voters’ concerns, mentioning them in the very first sentences of his inauguration speech, and tipping his hat to Tom Bradley.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2022
• Bolsonaro traveled to the U.S. days before the end of 2022 and missed his successor's inauguration.
  — Guy Davies, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2023
• The event comes a day before the one-year anniversary of Biden's inauguration as president.
  — Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2022
• The show began with an opening shot of Diane Lockhart, in a black dress and pearls, with her mouth hanging open, watching Mr. Trump’s inauguration.
  — New York Times, 6 Sep. 2022
• The works were also sold as a limited-edition portfolio that raised money for the Inaugural Committee and paid to keep museums open in D.C. during inauguration week.
  — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 30 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Jan 2025