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

Even though she wants to stay informed, Fox said, she has taken a step back from keeping up with the daily rigmarole of politics.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024

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

"We don't want to go through that rigmarole again, we want a permanent site."

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2022

Lancelot, with an uncontrollable desire to get some of his misery off his chest by telling about it—and yet unable to tell the true story to this particular listener—began a long rigmarole about Elaine.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White