How to Use ceremonial in a Sentence

ceremonial

1 of 2 adjective

• The tribe has different ceremonial masks for each ceremony.
• His new position is largely ceremonial because all the decisions are actually made by a committee.
• William wore the ceremonial dress uniform of the Welsh Guards.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023
• Roberts was given the honor of making the ceremonial first pitch to open the game.
  — Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2023
• The ceremonial launch for the first major of the season was delayed by two-and-a-half hours because of thunderstorms in the area.
  — Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
• At the Orioles’ home opener this year, Moore threw the ceremonial first pitch.
  — Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 30 Aug. 2023
• Then comes the ceremonial march to the sea across a pedestrian cable-stay bridge.
  — Patricia Harris, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
• The Bruins’ Milan Lucic was on hand to toss out the ceremonial first pitch.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
• Also on Friday, The Offspring will be doing the ceremonial puck drop at the game.
  — Kelli Skye Fadroski, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2024
• In its finest form, matcha takes the name ceremonial from its origins and can be consumed either hot or iced.
  — goodhousekeeping.com, 1 June 2023
• The night was historic, her fans said, as Van Der Mark became the first Latina in city history to hold the ceremonial post.
  — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
• Lost — Harry and Meghan In 2020, the royal duo fled a life of ceremonial public service to cash in their celebrity status in the States.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
• That raised eyebrows in a country where the president — though hailing from the center-right — serves as the ceremonial head of state.
  — Catarina Fernandes Martins, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
• Last month, former Ravens star Ed Reed threw out a ceremonial first pitch.
  — Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2023
• Cathedrals are the mother church and ceremonial seat of a diocese.
  — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024
• The structure was extracted, and in February it was moved to a site next to the church, in a grand ceremonial occasion.
  — Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 8 May 2023
• Ferrell then led the crowd in a ceremonial birthday sing-along, before Snoop dapped up his friends and departed from the stage.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 22 Oct. 2023
• After a two-and-a-half-hour delay due to bad weather, huge crowds gathered to watch the all-star trio hit the ceremonial opening shots of the tournament.
  — Jack Bantock, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
• At the press conference and ceremonial weigh-ins earlier in the week, raucous chants in favor of O’Malley broke out.
  — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
• But that gruesome pageantry is as much a part of the allure of samurai films as the stately ceremonial interludes.
  — Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2023
• For the ceremonial first pitch, Isbell threw the ball to Braves pitcher Charlie Morton.
  — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 Oct. 2023
• There’s something ceremonial about a trip to Shell Shock’d Tacos.
  — Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
• On Father’s Day, his father was going to throw out the ceremonial first pitch to Charlie to celebrate the day.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
• The team of more than 40 tailors has made ceremonial wear for blue bloods the world over, including eight kings, as well as the British royal family.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 May 2023
• Yes, Spiranac threw out one of the ceremonial first pitches before the Brewers game.
  — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2023
• The event was especially momentous as the first of King Charles’ reign, and his ceremonial role helped mark the start of the parliamentary year.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
• The villagers had prepared a ceremonial welcome tent to greet them before the U.N. staff treated the women, children, and men.
  — Nathan Thrall, Curbed, 25 Oct. 2023
• The purpose of Gilgore’s ceremonial offerings is to help bring jaimie to a better place.
  — Kate Branch, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2023
• She’s put more thought into having a legendary party than studying the ceremonial text from the Torah.
  — Courtney Howard, Variety, 18 Aug. 2023
• King Charles couldn't help but laugh when Mother Nature beat him to a ceremonial duty.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023

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ceremonial

2 of 2 noun

• Coming at the very pinnacle of Paris, the fashion ceremonial that is the Louis Vuitton show is always the grand finale, the last word, on the very last day, of a month of shows in four capitals.
  — Sarah Mower, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2020
• The ceremony eclipsed in pomp and splendor any recent ceremonial of the British court.
  — Scott Harrison, latimes.com, 15 May 2018
• There are at least two reasons for this: adding the retail margin to boost profits and controlling the selling ceremonial in stores.
  — Stéphane Jg Girod, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
• The park district in May held a ceremonial groundbreaking to kick off the project and a construction fence, blocking entry to the park, was installed several days later.
  — Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 12 Aug. 2021
• Sprinkled across that land are more than a dozen ceremonial grounds where citizens meet to tend sacred fires and participate in stomp-dance ceremonies.
  — Jack Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2020
• This process is in some respects ceremonial, because by January the media has declared a winner and usually a concession speech has been given.
  — Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2020
• Coming at the very pinnacle of Paris, the fashion ceremonial that is the Louis Vuitton show is always the grand finale, the last word, on the very last day, of a month of shows in four capitals.
  — Sarah Mower, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2020
• The ceremony eclipsed in pomp and splendor any recent ceremonial of the British court.
  — Scott Harrison, latimes.com, 15 May 2018
• There are at least two reasons for this: adding the retail margin to boost profits and controlling the selling ceremonial in stores.
  — Stéphane Jg Girod, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
• The park district in May held a ceremonial groundbreaking to kick off the project and a construction fence, blocking entry to the park, was installed several days later.
  — Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 12 Aug. 2021
• Sprinkled across that land are more than a dozen ceremonial grounds where citizens meet to tend sacred fires and participate in stomp-dance ceremonies.
  — Jack Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2020
• This process is in some respects ceremonial, because by January the media has declared a winner and usually a concession speech has been given.
  — Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2020

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