rigmarole
Example Sentences
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Lee recounts a rigmarole of joys and traumas—a trip to the circus, a bad breakup, a house fire—which all fail to leave much of an impression.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
What retirement experts have found is that the rigmarole around retirement is really about human behavior.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Even though she wants to stay informed, Fox said, she has taken a step back from keeping up with the daily rigmarole of politics.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024
If you want to avoid the rigmarole of a wet exit and offshore deep-water reentry rescue, you can also learn to roll your kayak.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 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
Vocabulary lists containing rigmarole
Boy: Tales of Childhood
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"Home" by Anton Chekhov
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