rite
Example Sentences
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"It's almost a rite of passage before they ditch you and go and have more fun with their friends," he jokes.
From BBC
The "ice facial" has become a social media rite of passage and is half beauty hack, half endurance challenge.
From BBC
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
The solemn rite of turning your phone sideways to watch and record video will die.
“I know how you feel, Da, but due rites will be performed to appease the spirit of the river. That is what the government people have promised.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
