ritual

Example Sentences

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The ritual gave her an excuse to return the gifts and use the store credit on presents for her children she placed under the tree.

From Los Angeles Times

When the crossing appears, Yatsurugi's priest holds a Shinto ritual on the ice, something Miyasaka has been able to do just 11 times in over four decades in the job.

From Barron's

Students treat institutional rituals as a farce and openly mock their principal - calling him Yamdoot after the Hindu god of death - a blustering figure who addresses them as "My dear donkey".

From BBC

"Like Valentine's Day, the proposal has become a ritual shaped by an industry," said Florence Maillochon, a sociologist specialising in intimate relationships.

From Barron's

Auntie North and Glory seemed to have a morning ritual.

From Literature