How to Use grand opening in a Sentence

grand opening

noun
  • Here's what to know about the beach and its grand opening.
    — Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 20 May 2024
  • What's next: The grand opening will be Dec. 8 from 12-4pm.
    — Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The grand opening of the Craft House will begin at 11 a.m. and is open to the public.
    — Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Store reps tell us the grand opening is the weekend of July 26-27.
    — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 16 June 2025
  • 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
  • Find out more about the grand opening amenities at www.wayfair.com/wayfair-at-edens-plaza-in-wilmette-il~b636.html.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2024
  • Items are marked down as part of the store’s grand opening sale, which ends July 10.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
  • The first 50 guests at the grand opening, which begins at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, will win free wings for a year.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 18 June 2024
  • The pair enlist their cousin Sammie (Miles Caton) and a group of locals for help with the grand opening.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 5 July 2025
  • 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
  • Tickets for the the Zhou B Art Center grand opening are available at www.zhoubartcenterkc.com.
    — J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2024
  • The eatery will have its grand opening on Saturday, June 1.
    — Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 20 May 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 designer was present for the grand opening event, and joined in for her interview.
    — Angel Saunders, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The NorthPark store scheduled two events for its grand opening.
    — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The center’s public grand opening will take place on March 22.
    — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Nelson said a grand opening/ribbon cutting is a few weeks down the road.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Hundreds of shoppers lined up before dawn ahead of the grand opening.
    — Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 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
  • Tickets for Epic Universe, which has its grand opening on May 22, are on sale now at universalorlando.com.
    — Jen Juneau, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • To celebrate the grand opening, the Canyon County store will give away free medium drinks all day — Jan. 20 — from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Residents should be able to move in Wednesday, with a grand opening planned the day after.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
  • 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
  • The dessert shop’s brick and mortar soft opened recently, with a grand opening scheduled for June.
    — Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
  • 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
  • There will be a grand opening celebration that day from 7-11 p.m., and customers can indulge in free scoops of ice cream.
    — Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

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