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/ɹˈaɪt/
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[ US /ˈɹaɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈɹaɪt/ ]
NOUN
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an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
the rite of baptism - any customary observance or practice
How To Use rite In A Sentence
- Intellectual Dublin seemed no longer to consist of writers, but of folk singers, bearded or otherwise.
- Wine lovers in the U.S. are increasingly describing their favorite vintage as molto buono, instead of très bon.
- The Plover is to be communicated with each year by a man-of-war — the Amphitrite is the next. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II
- I'm still in contact with her - we write a couple of times a year.
- A few talented writers en dowed with originality and exceptional animation, a few brilliant efforts, isolated, without following, interrupted and recommenced, did not suffice to endow a nation with a solid and imposing basis of literary wealth. Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian
- Hmm... a bit of Googling produces this short book review by Charles Solomon, which has the line: "As an essayist, Didion lacks the hyaline profundity of Susan Sontag or the classical erudition of Marguerite Yourcenar ... Making Light: Open thread 136
- I had a sirloin steak, with béarnaise and frites, which they contrarily call chips, and a bit of salad. Times, Sunday Times
- While on the elimination diet, try to avoid hanging on to a few favourite foods and eating only those. The Allergy Handbook
- Though Jane tells herself stories, listens to stories told by others, and reads, she never writes anything other than a few letters-misaddressed and undelivered letters, at that.
- Letters from my family are sort of depressing, though sometimes my cousins write a few words that makes me laugh.