rite
Example Sentences
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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
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
When word came of Rob Reiner’s senseless death, America fell into familiar rites of mourning and remembrance.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s a rite of passage, a sort of welcoming into the family.
From Salon
Going public was long considered a rite of passage for young companies.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
