Centennial in a sentence as a noun

I always think of them as the bread and butter of IT. Only 45 more years and they'll be a centennial company.

" A replica of the Cornell plate is now part of an exhibit marking the centennial of the Nobel Prize.

Centennial in a sentence as an adjective

Here's a case study of mass-media attention-seeking through pseudo-science: an evaluation of behavior on sinking ships, coincidentally issued five days before the centennial of the Titanic's sinking.

Centennial definitions

noun

the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

See also: centenary

adjective

of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years; "centennial celebration"

See also: centenary