rite

Example Sentences

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“Don’t worry. It’s nothing bad. Or at least I hope not. I wanted to talk to you about your rite.”

From Literature

The Aztecs’ system of rites, Mr. Sheehan observes, constituted “an active culture of sacrifice on a scale and complexity to rival that of Greece and Rome.”

From The Wall Street Journal

So what if another ritual—another rite of passage, another shared experience—is lost?

From The Wall Street Journal

Keening, derived from the Irish word "caoineadh", meaning "to cry", is a traditional vocal lament for the dead and was once a central part of funeral rites in Ireland.

From BBC

On the journey home from the first World Cup, Eisenbeisser contracted pneumonia and a priest was called to administer the last rites.

From Los Angeles Times