To leave was to admit defeat in this peculiar ritual of making myself known.

Bolan's fight was with a man, the man who knelt before him now, caught up in some peculiar ritual.

I wondered what this peculiar ritual could mean.

Several furtive countryfolk stood near, come to see the peculiar ritual of war and steal what they could from the dead.

Time enough for Will to wonder what the bears might be making of this peculiar ritual.

Some powerful artistry emerged from this strange pair, with their peculiar male-bonding rituals.

But what most distinguished Lily Dale in later decades were its peculiar rituals.

The "healing event" then proceeds according to its own peculiar rituals and traditions.

He was secretly impressed that Bacco had made the effort to learn this peculiar domestic ritual of his people.

A peculiar ritual occurs across Long Island during winter storms.