How to Use grand opening in a Sentence

grand opening

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  • The grand opening of the Craft House will begin at 11 a.m. and is open to the public.
    — Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Weeks after the grand opening, Costello was shot in the head in New York.
    — Rio Yamat, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Weeks after the grand opening, Costello was shot in the head in New York.
    — Rio Yamat, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The winery’s grand opening is still set for St. Patrick’s Day.
    — Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Next One Up will host a fundraiser and grand opening to the public Thursday.
    — Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The first Sweet Tomatoes in the country to reopen held a grand opening on April 1 in Tucson.
    — Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The frozen custard chain will hold its grand opening March 16, with $2 sundaes all day.
    — Bob Bong, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The NorthPark store scheduled two events for its grand opening.
    — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Nelson said a grand opening/ribbon cutting is a few weeks down the road.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The night of the grand opening, a fire marshal was said to have shown up because of reports of overcrowding.
    — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The New Fashioned will celebrate its grand opening from 2 to 5 p.m. April 6.
    — Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The grand opening of the massive facility took place last month.
    — al, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Guests who book three nights or more will get 25 percent off their rate and other perks as part of a grand opening package.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2023
  • The restaurant’s grand opening is scheduled for sometime next month.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 5 May 2024
  • The cafe had its grand opening on Aug. 25, and featured food from Halab’s Jasmine Kitchen its first week.
    — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Butcher’s Plate, which is doing all of its butchery and cooking in-house, held its grand opening on Jan. 6.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The village expected to have a grand opening sometime next year.
    — Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
  • New restaurant The Local plans a grand opening next month across from Xfinity.
    — Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2023
  • It was supposed to have its grand opening by now, with July Fourth just ahead, followed by the summer tourist season.
    — Brian McGrory, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
  • To commemorate the grand opening, founder David Gold sold television sets for 99 cents to the first 13 customers.
    — Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The store on Friday had announced the grand opening of a second location, in South Anchorage, in just few weeks.
    — Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Its grand opening saw people, who gathered in the early morning hours -- with chairs, almost circle the eatery.
    — Jdumound, cleveland, 18 July 2023
  • His second location in Huntington Park was set to hold its grand opening just hours after the break-in .
    — Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Target has announced the grand opening date of its newest Miami store, one of at least three the area should see arriving in 2024.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Since its grand opening in 2019, this seasonal pop-up bar has quickly emerged as the most popular Christmas bar in Zurich.
    — Omenaa Boakye, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Lori looked radiant, rocking her natural curls and posing for some cute pics with her friends while at the grand opening.
    — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 12 June 2023
  • Front and center is a concert stage, where Ms. McEntire headlined the grand opening with a performance of her greatest hits.
    — Priya Krishna, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2023
  • More than 30 years since its grand opening, Dollywood remains a steady stream of income for Parton, 77.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • On January 11, the 15-acre downtown campus celebrated the grand opening of phase one of its three-phase Master Plan.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • On Facebook, the chain encouraged customers to camp out overnight in anticipation for the grand opening.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 10 Jan. 2024

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