rite of passage

Example Sentences

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Besides, being broke and having to pinch pennies in college is a rite of passage, right?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

It is a status symbol, rite of passage and phantom limb wrapped into one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

For a people nicknamed after a flightless bird, taking off overseas has somewhat ironically become a rite of passage for many New Zealanders.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

It is almost a rite of passage for a successful England team to first suffer a chastening Calcutta Cup loss at Murrayfield.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

I tell her about how I was chosen to have my rite of passage early, but that we left before I was able to do it.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy