rigmarole

Example Sentences

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So the next time he goes through the same rigmarole, nobody will take it seriously.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2025

She said she has trouble with computers and requested a paper test, but that led to a whole additional rigmarole.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2023

Passengers departing from here do not have to go through the same security rigmarole as they do in major airports.

From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2022

So are things different from back in January, when you may remember we went through this whole rigmarole and it fizzled out?

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2022

I had never been through this rigmarole before.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl