ritual

Example Sentences

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Between the 1930s and the 1970s, German ethnologist Hans Himmelheber journeyed across Ivory Coast amassing a collection of ritual objects.

From Barron's

There are, inevitably, cries of betrayal from Robert Jenrick's former colleagues, who are now indulging in the ritual sledging of his character.

From BBC

I engaged in the ancient ritual of turning the phone off and on again.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its roots lie in the medieval stonemasons' guilds, and members still meet in "lodges" to carry out secretive initiation rituals and ceremonies.

From BBC

That’s when a no-spend week starts to feel less like deprivation and more like a little ritual: a chance to slow down, pay attention and make what you already have feel new again.

From Salon