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Example Sentences
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Two scrolls from the Egyptian ‘Book of the Dead,’ one newly restored, form the breathtaking centerpiece of a show that reveals the considerable art involved in the ancient civilization’s burial rites.
It illuminates not just burial rites but artists’ ingenuity.
"Freedom to hold religious rites in Jerusalem must be ensured for all religions," he said in a statement on X.
From BBC
A humiliating incident in a pool surrounded by her repulsed classmates echoes an iconic scene from “Carrie,” with Ducournau crafting an analogy for traumatic adolescent rites of passage like menstruation.
From Los Angeles Times
Besides, being broke and having to pinch pennies in college is a rite of passage, right?
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
