How to Use ritualistic in a Sentence

ritualistic

adjective
  • The ritualistic cheer brought a smile to the face of Robert Jasper.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2021
  • After all, the dance floor is a ritualistic space.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
  • After all, the dance floor is a ritualistic space.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026
  • After all, the dance floor is a ritualistic space.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 9 June 2026
  • In some sort of ritualistic pattern that also had meaning at the site.
    — Becky Cooper, Town & Country, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Gong believes focusing on the ritualistic aspect of skin care will help her brand stand out from the noisy crowd.
    — Denni Hu, WWD, 3 Dec. 2024
  • And so many different parts, like coming to the game early, are almost ritualistic for a lot of the fans in this game.
    — Alex Scordelis, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2024
  • There’s something that’s so ritualistic about it, and grounding.
    — Dessane Lopez Cassell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The Brew combines some of the ritualistic elements of pour over with the ease of a drip machine.
    — Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The jar may have been a ritualistic offering, and the building could have been a cultic center.
    — Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The ginger teams with the ferric, iron flavor of the blood for an effect that goes down like exotic, ritualistic chili.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Like the beach hut, the residence is cluttered with ritualistic symbols, candles, and creepy books.
    — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The power part is what often gets edited out during the ritualistic replays of King’s speech.
    — John Blake, CNN, 15 Jan. 2023
  • This is more reactive rather than ritualistic.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Themes are stated with ritualistic panache, like when a cunning billionaire in a bathrobe talks up Thomas Hobbes.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2022
  • It’s really inspired me to take a more ritualistic approach to skincare.
    — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Alongside flute-piping satyrs, they’re engaged in a wild, ritualistic dance, while shellfish, eels, squid and poultry dangle above them.
    — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
  • But he will still be greeted with all the ritualistic hoopla Britain can muster for a presidential charm offensive.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Many of the practices in Celestial churches tend to be ritualistic.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 28 July 2022
  • There's something just so horrific and almost ritualistic about it, which, again, feels right for Lumon.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Then comes the swapping, the ritualistic fly changes that either restore our confidence or send us spiraling.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2024
  • On the ritualistic power of beauty Growing up, there was a big focus on Ayurvedic beauty and self-care.
    — Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Her aid to customers comes in the form of limpias, or ritualistic spiritual cleanses on people, homes and businesses.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 13 June 2023
  • In the process, its ritualistic and cultural dimensions are often lost.
    — Amelia Dhuga, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Nevertheless, sweetness and fat were enough to lend cakes an aura of the extraordinary and earn them a ritualistic role in our lives.
    — New York Times, 11 Aug. 2021
  • The project also carried quasi-ritualistic overtones in his cutting pieces of the truck, which were later presented as sculptures.
    — Antonio Sergio Bessa, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Meant to sound ritualistic, Micay viewed the drums as a soundtrack for Henry exorcizing his demons.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The candle’s purpose is to create a ritualistic cue to stay present, let go of overwork, unwind, and tap into your creativity.
    — Karin Eldor, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • And there’s so many beautiful references across the world in terms of how different ritualistic spaces inhabit that kind of thing.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 May 2026
  • Ancient Maya may have traveled deep into these caves to conduct ritualistic sacrifices to Chac, the god of rain.
    — Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2014

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