Commemorating in example sentence

Likewise, instead of refuting claims about the extent of sexual slavery during the war, Japan's government should build a monument in central Tokyo – possibly even on the Imperial Palace grounds – commemorating the “comfort women" from Korea and elsewhere who were forced to provide sexual services to the Japanese Imperial Army.

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Two years ago, I was invited as an artist to participate in an exhibition commemorating 100 years of Islamic art in Europe.

Lasting anywhere from a few days to a few weeks, funeral ceremonies are a raucous affair, where commemorating someone who's died is not so much a private sadness but more of a publicly shared transition.

In the Rwanda Children's Museum, there is a photograph of a 10-year-old boy and the Children's Museum is commemorating the lives that were lost in the Rwandan genocide where a million people died.

This movie is a commendable attempt at telling the story of a simple, yet brave man and thus well-deservedly (50 years later!) commemorating his (albeit futile, by an absurd delay of seven minutes)attempt at assassinating Hitler.

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