rites

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Pilgrims perform most of the hajj's rites outdoors where more than a million devotees gather in stifling conditions, with many attendees succumbing to heatstroke, fainting spells and even cardiac arrest triggered by the heat.

From Barron's • May 25, 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

Lillian had a genius for the small rites of celebration.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy