How to Use ceremonious in a Sentence

ceremonious

adjective
  • She read the announcement in a very ceremonious way.
  • The chief and Kayce seal the deal with a ceremonious blood pact.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Then, with a ceremonious flair, my dad pushed the shim rock into place.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 10 Apr. 2021
  • The master of ceremonious Eros is, for once, hanging out with random guys.
    — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2021
  • The band’s official end was even less ceremonious.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
  • An elegant, ceremonious man, Karzai urged green tea on me and spoke about poetry.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt, a cat, a bird, and a snake met ceremonious yet unfortunate ends.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 20 Aug. 2020
  • There was something ceremonious about drinking that SlimFast, like putting on war paint.
    — Ottessa Moshfegh, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020
  • So, consider this is a homecoming for Hawkings, or at least a ceremonious closing of the loop as his name rises to top billing.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 28 July 2023
  • Seniors drove three-wide around the track before ultimately crossing the finish line as a ceremonious end to their high-school careers.
    — azcentral, 16 May 2020
  • There were ceremonious press conferences to announce the mergers.
    — Doug MacCash | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 19 Aug. 2020
  • At some schools, the general manager is a ceremonious one, given to a program’s famous alumnus who can help gin up interest and money.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
  • MacGowan lurches up, almost knocks over a stool, and—drawing one last ceremonious tug off the Michelob—staggers off to the john.
    — Chris Norris, SPIN, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Route 66's storied life, slow death and ceremonious revival are the three events etched deepest into the timeline of this 90-year-old barber.
    — Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com, 20 June 2017
  • Passengers enjoy caroling alongside characters from the film and even get a ceremonious hole punched in their festive golden ticket.
    — Talia Avakian, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Roberts began the process while Melania was still finalizing her position, which may have disrupted the ceremonious act.
    — Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
  • His hasty exit from the White House upset a number of staffers in the building, who described him as a loyal aide who deserved a more ceremonious departure.
    — courant.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • His hasty exit from the White House upset a number of staffers in the building, who described him as a loyal aide who deserved a more ceremonious departure.
    — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • There was a ceremonious atmosphere at the club's cavernous new home, but Malaga, stubborn and resolute, were determined to spoil the party.
    — SI.com, 16 Sep. 2017
  • As the aggrieved dyer’s wife prepares to go to bed alone, the three baritone watchmen are heard in ceremonious unison enjoining husbands and wives to love each other, entrusting them with the seed of new life.
    — Larry Wolff, The New York Review of Books, 13 June 2019
  • Consider this race to be the current MX-5’s ceremonious send-off as the next iteration arrives.
    — Alexander George, WIRED, 19 June 2014
  • Today is the eleven year anniversary of the release of Destiny, perhaps not as ceremonious as last year’s tenth anniversary, one that did not end the series, but Bungie presses on.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Jersey Shore won its first Carpenter Cup since 2014, and, after a ceremonious ending, the all-star team broke up.
    — Jake Lourim, Philly.com, 24 June 2017
  • Birmingham has a city manager form of government, with the mayor holding a mostly ceremonious role and serving as the chair of the City Commission.
    — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 10 Nov. 2020
  • One of the opera’s most haunting moments, at the conclusion of the first act, is when a trio of nightwatchmen is heard enjoining in ceremonious unison husbands and wives to love each other, entrusting them with the seed of new life.
    — The New York Review of Books, 15 June 2019
  • Trading in bulky knits and fleece bottoms for something light and airy feels almost ceremonious right now, and few silhouettes combine the easygoing nature of a house dress with the casual elegance of a button-down just so.
    — Talia Abbas, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Service, while overeager at times, avoids both the harried anxiety of cheaper Indian restaurants and the ceremonious pretension of more expensive ones.
    — Pete Wells, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2017
  • Rihanna's Fenty Beauty has been making waves since its ceremonious launch, drawing praise for its cool products, attention to detail, and inclusive shade range.
    — Sarah Wu, Teen Vogue, 12 Sep. 2017
  • By the end of the day on Saturday, Dobrik — who also did a ceremonious ribbon cutting outside the restaurant — posted a thank you to fans on his Instagram story.
    — Morgan Sung, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Even so, Miller could have given him a more ceremonious sendoff, especially since the scenes between Taylor-Joy and Burke are the parts that give the movie an actual heartbeat.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024

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