Examples of 'cornerstone was laid' in a sentence

Meaning of "cornerstone was laid"

This phrase typically refers to the moment when a foundation or basis for something is established. It is often used in the context of the beginning stages of a project, organization, or construction work, emphasizing the importance and significance of that initial step

How to use "cornerstone was laid" in a sentence

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cornerstone was laid
A temporary cornerstone was laid by the end of the year.
Construction proceeded slowly after the cornerstone was laid.
A cornerstone was laid for a yeshiva.
In mid-July the cornerstone was laid.
The cornerstone was laid in December of the same year.
One year later, in July, the first cornerstone was laid.
The cornerstone was laid by Fr.
The older building was demolished in 1887 and a new cornerstone was laid by Henry Shaw botanist.
The cornerstone was laid on August 8, and the crescent was completed the following year.
The drive to rebuild the bridge took off after the first cornerstone was laid in 2002.
To handle increasing demand, the cornerstone was laid last year for an additional assembly hall.
The cornerstone was laid on 5 September.
Ground was broken for construction in 1928, and the cornerstone was laid that same year.
The chief cornerstone was laid by the Bishop on 7 June that same year.
On July 19 of that year, the cornerstone was laid.

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The cornerstone was laid in October of 1792 and President Washington oversaw construction.
It was originally a Jesuit church which cornerstone was laid in 1613.
On the third day, the cornerstone was laid for the new Church of St. Casimir.
The cornerstone was laid in 1867, and it became the official residence of the bishop.
Construction began when the first cornerstone was laid in October 1792.
The new cornerstone was laid in 1927 and the re-building of the church commenced.
The cornerstone was laid on 2 December 1888 and that was about as far as it got.
The cornerstone was laid in 1881, the same year as the Diocese of Davenport was established.
The cornerstone was laid on Christmas of 1832 and the construction took fifteen years.
The building's cornerstone was laid in May 1941; a civic ceremony and parade marked the occasion.
The cornerstone was laid in 1914 by Father John Sklenar, the first parish priest.
The cornerstone was laid by the French city planner Georges-Eugène Haussmann in 1859.
The cornerstone was laid in 1921 by the duke of Connaught, third son of Queen Victoria.
In July 1936, the cornerstone was laid for the construction of a replacement Station Hospital.
Its cornerstone was laid down by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903.
The cornerstone was laid in 1163 in the presence of Pope Alexander III.
The cornerstone was laid on 3 June 1924 by Christian X of Denmark, who was himself a Freemason.

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