rigmarole

Example Sentences

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But say you’re an alien descending to Earth for the first time, untainted by the usual rigmarole of health care and self-care.

From Slate • May 26, 2024

She said she has trouble with computers and requested a paper test, but that led to a whole additional rigmarole.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2023

Passengers departing from here do not have to go through the same security rigmarole as they do in major airports.

From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2022

So are things different from back in January, when you may remember we went through this whole rigmarole and it fizzled out?

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2022

“Oh, gracious! What shall I say?” cried Sallie, as Fred ended his rigmarole, in which he had jumbled together pell-mell nautical phrases and facts out of one of his favorite books.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott