Example Sentences

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Muslim faithful ritually stoned the devil on Wednesday in the climactic ceremony of a hajj pilgrimage held in intense heat and against the backdrop of a war that has plunged the wealthy Gulf into crisis.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Inside, the joints feature coal- or wood-fired ovens; pizzaioli, like priests, ritually pass their hands over the pies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The jawbone dates back to the monument's very beginning in 2995 to 2900 BC and was placed in a ritually significant place.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

Hats of colonial officials were ritually burned, and a coming age of abundance was proclaimed.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2024

The chant rose ritually, as at the last moment of a dance or a hunt.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding