ritual
Example Sentences
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In the 1950s and 1960s, some indigenous artists began painting ritual designs on bark, instead of cave walls, using traditional earth pigments.
My parents came to see that the neighbors had created something rare: a ritual built on consistency, generosity, and a few essentials—party-sized chips, charcoal, a Publix sheet cake.
From Salon
"I always say this in managing money, we're not in the business of being right," said Rieder, who famously begins his daily research ritual at 3:30 am.
From Barron's
Perhaps less familiar to most readers but no less absorbing is the book’s treatment of colonial Spanish missionaries’ encounter with Aztec rituals.
“I miss training. I miss being on a team, being around young people. I miss being outside every day. I miss the grass. I miss the discipline and ritual that football brings to my life.”
From Los Angeles Times
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