ceremony

Example Sentences

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The bodies of the three peacekeepers arrived in Jakarta on Saturday, received with honours in a ceremony attended by President Prabowo Subianto.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The enshrinement ceremony will take place in August at the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

By the 1970s, elevator operators had largely vanished, lingering mostly in luxury hotels where their old-world charm and sense of ceremony still held appeal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Pope Francis had performed this ceremony, which re-enacts Jesus's gesture toward his apostles, among marginalised people, whether prisoners, migrants or the homeless.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

He’d been dreaming of a fancy ceremony for the Most Attractive Musk Ox Award, and just as he was about to receive the first place statuette, Duane came barging onstage.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el