Sentence examples for they were commemorating from inspiring English sources

They were commemorating a shocking loss — that of the Centennial Firehouse, a two-story red brick building built in 1890.

They were commemorating the birthday of Baba Deep Singh, a historic figure venerated by Sikhs as a martyr.

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[PART 2.] Judging from the banging of the NYPD band last Wednesday in Police Plaza's first-floor auditorium, you'd think they were commemorating a monumental event.

One hopes that there was room in their addled circuitry to acknowledge that not even their trouncing compared to what they were commemorating, and that, hopefully, the trumpets of the Reveille were a palpable reminder that they were still alive and loved by their families and friends.

Four million Syrians have fled the country since civil war broke out in 2011, and for many of them this is not the first time they're commemorating Eid away from their families.

Facebook has at least 11 accounts with the name "James Holmes," and bunches of others that have sprung up in the past few hours to condemn -- though some look more like they're commemorating -- "The Dark Knight Rises" screen shooting in Aurora.

They are commemorated in a crumpled steel monument in the courtyard outside.

They are commemorated in a cemetery in Kanchanaburi town and in Pierre Boulle's novel The Bridge on the River Kwai (1952) and the motion picture of the same name (1957).

Then it was out on to the downs where we immediately stumbled across the town's obelisk, a stone monument to the 17 protestant martyrs burned at the stake in the mid-16th century – they are commemorated today in the town's famous Guy Fawkes night celebrations, when tar barrels, flaming crosses and a giant bonfire draw crowds of up to 80,000.

About 35,000 Welshmen gave their lives in battle during World War One, but while they are commemorated each year, the estimated 80,000 children in Wales who were left without fathers are often forgotten.