How to Use rite of passage in a Sentence

rite of passage

noun
Definition of rite of passagenext
  • It’s been called a rite of passage, a whirlwind, and even a new world.
    — Spin Contributor, SPIN, 11 Mar. 2024
  • For French chefs, the baba au rhum is a rite of passage.
    — Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2024
  • For a white youth to accept the brutal hypocrisies of the way things are is a rite of passage.
    — Darryl Pinckney, The New York Review of Books, 16 Mar. 2023
  • By Faith Hill Babysitting used to be both a job and a rite of passage.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The track even later secured the Kidz Bop treatment, a rite of passage in the pop-sphere.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
  • For many who grow up in the South, cotillion classes are a rite of passage.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Even for the youngest, street hockey is a rite of passage on Boston streets.
    — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Going to bed on the night of a snowstorm and wishing for a snow day is a rite of passage as a kid.
    — Amy O'Kruk, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The road trip is such an American rite of passage, too.
    — Chris Ritter, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2024
  • Losing your first tooth is a rite of passage for many children.
    — Dr. Joanne Armstrong, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The film, which opened this week, follows a trio of British girls through a Dionysian rite of passage: the post-exams holiday.
    — Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Such things have become a part of his life in this famed fishing port, where the greasy pole has long been a treasured rite of passage.
    — Billy Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
  • In an adolescent rite of passage, three children climb and hang upside down from the limbs of one of few trees.
    — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2023
  • In no uncertain terms, then, this final was a rite of passage for Gauff.
    — Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Scoring an exclusive invite to the Met Gala is a rite of passage for many stars.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
  • It’s meant to be a rite of passage, but she gets caught and arrested and bleeds everywhere.
    — Sarah Braunstein, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
  • Opening up the glossy pages at the beauty salon or getting a subscription in the mail was a rite of passage.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Hence the herring, every greenhorn’s rite of passage on the Wizard.
    — Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 11 June 2024
  • Shopping for strollers and car seats is an important yet pricey rite of passage.
    — Lauren Levy, Parents, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Tracking down your first Rolex is a rite of passage for any watch collector.
    — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 7 May 2024
  • Giving Bob a ride home is a neighborhood rite of passage.
    — Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
  • For many people, the classic American road trip is a rite of passage.
    — USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
  • For many start-ups, pursuing VC funding seems like a rite of passage.
    — Yule Georgieva, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Getting stung is a rite of passage for Belmont kiters; one local has endured the pain more than two dozen times.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • That was the biggest hurdle — finding a name in graffiti is like a rite of passage.
    — Matt Thompson, Spin, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Of course, the Stockyards is a Fort Worth rite of passage, where the world’s only twice-daily cattle drive and year-round rodeo occurs.
    — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2023
  • At the time, Ellis saw those jobs as a kind of rite of passage, especially hostessing.
    — Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Apparently, this is a sort of rite of passage, to have a little bit of a rocky beginning.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Some may even say that crawling into your bag and rolling around on a padded mat to get comfortable is a camping rite of passage.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Thing is, Steve’s Halloween house has become a rite of passage for families.
    — Liz Vaccariello, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2023

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