ceremoniously
Example Sentences
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Like the kaleidoscopic sand mandalas constructed so devotedly by Buddhist monks—and just as ceremoniously swept away—Burning Man has been about ritualized impermanence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Then they’ll walk to an area just above the Hollywood sign and ceremoniously empty the vials onto the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
"In Berger's studious and elegant hands, every ceremoniously cast vote, every reaction shot, every severely worn regalia and every quietly eventful meal that the cardinals share is packed with breathless, skin-prickling suspense."
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2024
The performers toss the oranges in athletic dance phrases and stack them ceremoniously on each other’s prone bodies.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
The page was blank and on it, with a fountain pen whose cap he ceremoniously unscrewed, he wrote his name and address.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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