Sentence examples for ritual of exchanging from inspiring English sources

With Dench, Rees sustained a comic ritual of exchanging sushi by special delivery at unexpected and inconvenient hours.

For those who celebrate Christmas, the meal eaten to mark the holiday can be as important as the ritual of exchanging gifts or decorating a green tree.

The ritual of exchanging business cards has a long history dating back to 15th century China.

A defensive mind-set clicked for a soccer program so cash-strapped that the federation reportedly forbade the players from indulging in the common postgame ritual of exchanging jerseys with the opponent.

When the hoary ritual of business-card exchange was initiated by the reporter — who, while not literally suited up, is an admitted suit — Mr. Leichman offered a business card that appeared blank.

The encounter between the two courts was marked by ritual exchanges of costly gifts and a sustained display of ballets, jousts, mock battles, and decorative arts.

They are engaged in the ritual exchange of hard currency for soft exposure to the charms of rural life.

During a ritual exchange of gifts, Mr. Bloomberg handed Mr. Johnson a Tiffany & Company signature box, containing a pristine crystal apple symbolizing New York City.

Da-ding!" Grandma wisely answers, speaking into a banana, and their ritual exchange of "Patta patta," "Rolla rolla" breaks the ice.

Observation was irregular at best, though in mercantile Boston, for example, shops had been advertising the ritual exchange of Christmas gifts since at least 1808.

When the presidents of China and the U.S. convened, they could hardly be expected to have more than a ritual exchange of differing opinions on human rights before moving on to more practical matters of mutual concern.