- commence
- 01. The ceremony will [commence] in 15 minutes.02. The wedding can't [commence] until the bride's father arrives.03. My holidays [commence] at the beginning of May.04. Sales tax will be increased [commencing] next month.05. She had to get all her stuff ready before the [commencement] of her course.06. The dancers began to stretch and warm up in readiness for the [commencement] of the dance program.07. The game of hockey [commences] when the puck, a round flat rubber disc, is dropped at center ice.08. On April 10, 1912, the Titanic [commenced] her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York.09. When a crime is reported, the police [commence] the criminal process by investigating what has occurred.10. The Christian Bible [commences] with a description of the creation of the earth.11. All students must take a placement test at the [commencement] of the program.12. Sales taxes in our state will decrease by one percent [commencing] in the new year.13. A Hebrew proverb advises that if you [commence] a good action, leave it not incomplete.14. Friedrich Nietzsche once suggested that belief in the truth [commences] with the doubting of all those "truths" we once believed.15. Hosea Ballou once observed that education [commences] at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character.16. President John Adams once stated, "The Revolution was effected before the War [commenced]. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people."17. The football game was halted due to snow, but [recommenced] after the field was cleared off.
Grammatical examples in English. 2013.