passage

Example Sentences

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Currently, learning to tie a tie for secondary school is almost a rite of passage in the UK.

From BBC

"It's almost a rite of passage before they ditch you and go and have more fun with their friends," he jokes.

From BBC

She had joined a hunger strike starting on February 14 demanding the quick passage of the amnesty bill, which faced repeated delays since Rodriguez proposed it late last month.

From Barron's

In one passage of “In Memoriam,” Tennyson envisions the agony of his own death not in religious terms but in images drawn from biology:

From The Wall Street Journal

The bill's passage marks "the most meaningful step forward in our stadium planning efforts to date," said the Bears, in a statement to AFP.

From Barron's