rites

Example Sentences

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By the time the 57-year-old reappeared, his family had already begun funeral rites for him.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Today, it’s as though it’s waiting for last rites.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Communities practiced cremation, traditional burials, skull only depositions, and complex multi stage burial rites, sometimes within the same settlements.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Some of the rituals Mr. Feiler encounters are conscious modifications of existing rites.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

When accepted, the willing workers might or might not be thanked, and it was of no importance to the pregraduation rites.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou