rite

Example Sentences

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It is almost a rite of passage for a successful England team to first suffer a chastening Calcutta Cup loss at Murrayfield.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Year-end tax planning is an annual rite at accounting and advisory firms like CBIZ, said Mark Baran, a managing director in the firm’s national tax office.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025

It’s a rite of passage, a sort of welcoming into the family.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

Many worry that prison time has become a badge of honor in some communities—“a rite of passage” is the term most often used in the press.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander