How to Use graduation in a Sentence

graduation

noun
  • They took lots of pictures at their son's graduation.
  • He joined the navy after graduation.
  • We had a party to celebrate her graduation from high school.
  • The state has some of the lowest graduation rates and highest dropout rates.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Mitty might take a slight step back with the graduation of three starters, but the Monarchs should still be the class of the Bay Area.
    — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Keep on scrolling and treat yourself to the cutest graduation gifts for her.
    — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 28 Feb. 2023
  • From Peru to Paris, these are some of the best trips to take after graduation.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Get ready to throw your graduation caps in the air, because the Boys are going to college.
    — Carson Burton, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Need a high school graduation gift or gift for an 18-year-old?
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The plan had been high school graduation, a scholarship to Stanford and then the pros.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
  • His first day in the courtroom was his high school graduation day.
    — April Helms, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The Mills Creek High School senior had just walked across the graduation stage, donning medals earned through years of hard work.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 May 2025
  • These are the best unique graduation gifts for the class of 2023—no water bottles, gift cards, or picture frames in sight.
    — Jake Smith, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2023
  • As a result, Carter said Justin could not attend the school’s career day, the end-of-year dance, and missed his eighth-grade graduation.
    — Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2024
  • These gifts are the perfect thing for any med school graduation, and many can also be purchased at the last minute.
    — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Those rankings must be for the year of the applicant’s graduation, which must be within the past five years.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN, 1 June 2022
  • After graduation, Philbin enrolled in the Navy and served for two years.
    — Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2022
  • It’s Aubrey Williams’ job to see students through to graduation.
    — Noelle Crombie, The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The brief shows that UW-Madison has a nearly 76% four-year graduation rate.
    — Benjamin Yount | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 July 2024
  • Baldwin and Shilling were both seniors, and should have been at the school's graduation on Thursday.
    — Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2022
  • Baldwin and Shilling were both seniors, and should have been at the school's graduation on Thursday.
    — Lily Altavena, USA TODAY, 24 May 2022
  • Only half of the class had full-time jobs six months after graduation.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022
  • High school graduation rates, just over 50%a decade ago, have risen to 93% today.
    — Bruce Fuller, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
  • But the small graduation in Mount Auburn was not an ordinary event.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 7 May 2024
  • The tornado hit on high school graduation day, and the school happened to also be destroyed by the storm.
    — Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Both teams have noted personnel changes due to graduation on both sides of the ball.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The trip, a joint birthday and graduation gift, started two weeks ago in Atlanta.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 29 June 2022
  • Dufner went pro soon after graduation, and has five PGA tour wins to date.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • These leadership skills were developed in the classroom, and each student’s achievement on graduation day was celebrated by their supporters.
    — Thomas Bostick, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • Perhaps the most shocking incident came when his mother waited until his graduation to share her cancer diagnosis.
    — Ashley Vega, People.com, 3 July 2025

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