RITUAL in a Sentence

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15 example sentences for RITUAL, such as:

1. Some religions employ ritual more than others.
2. Coffee and the newspaper are part of my morning ritual.
3. They worship dreams Holiness in art, ritual, entertainment.
4. Whether the object was used for rituals is highly debatable.
5. Each culture had a special ritual to initiate boys into manhood.

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 Meanings and Examples of RITUAL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
ritual
 n.  procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
Classic Sentence:
1  As she resumed the ritual, she opened her eyes briefly and cast a quick glance around the room.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
2  When Vida asked her to take charge of a group of Camp Fire Girls, she obeyed, and had definite pleasure out of the Indian dances and ritual and costumes.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
3  It was rumoured of him once that he was about to join the Roman Catholic communion, and certainly the Roman ritual had always a great attraction for him.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 11
4  The Trojans shall sink mingling into their blood; I will add their sacred law and ritual, and make all Latins and of a single speech.
The Aeneid By Virgil
Context  Highlight   In BOOK TWELFTH
5  Towards evening, when I felt assured that all his performances and rituals must be over, I went up to his room and knocked at the door; but no answer.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 17. The Ramadan.
Example Sentence:
1  They worship dreams Holiness in art, ritual, entertainment.
2  Each culture had a special ritual to initiate boys into manhood.
3  Coffee and the newspaper are part of my morning ritual.
4  Some religions employ ritual more than others.
5  The Catholic wedding will follow the next day with a final ritual.
6  The ritual, which has taken place for more than half a millennium, is believed to make the children grow up healthy and strong.
7  Whether the object was used for rituals is highly debatable.
8  Some animals perform elaborate mating rituals before they copulate.
9  Secret brotherhoods surround themselves with arcane rituals and trappings to mystify outsiders.
10  Proponents of reform argue that the theatre of court is too intimidating for those accused of relatively minor crimes but in unknown rituals.