How to Use bat mitzvah in a Sentence

bat mitzvah

1 of 2 noun
  • The movie doesn’t pass judgment, per se, on the state of today’s upscale bat mitzvahs.
    Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • For once, a bat mitzvah wasn’t something to be mocked, or eye-rolled, or bemoaned.
    Jonah Platt, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Roughly six months before my bat mitzvah, ALL of my friends ditched me in one fell swoop.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Harnick’s legacy will live on at bar and bat mitzvahs and weddings of all faiths for all time.
    Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
  • Fun fact: Sunny had her own bat mitzvah last year, CNN says, which means she was perfectly primed to play this role.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Stacy is busy planning her bat mitzvah and ogling over her crush, Andy Goldfarb.
    Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Sunny is one of the main characters, a teenaged girl named Stacy Friedman, who is having a bat mitzvah.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • On Monday, 41-year-old Ivanka shared a series of photos taken at her daughter's bat mitzvah over the weekend.
    Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
  • One thing motivating me was my hopeless crush on my bat mitzvah tutor.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Arabella, who celebrated her bat mitzvah in June 2023, has two younger brothers, Joseph and Theodore.
    Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Among those themes are crushes and first kisses, as well as middle school friend groups and betrayal and the importance of the coming-of-age ritual of the bar and bat mitzvah in the Jewish community.
    Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Adam Sandler's daughter enjoyed her actual bat mitzvah before being in a movie about one.
    Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Sunny Sandler stars as seventh-grader Stacy who is preparing for a blowout bat mitzvah alongside her best friend Lydia.
    Marianne Garvey, CNN, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Years later, Sascha celebrated her bat mitzvah, which was held two weeks after her 13th birthday, E! News reported.
    Tabitha Britt, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • When a popular boy at their religious middle school comes between the two besties, drama ensues and bat mitzvah invites get rescinded.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Students recently baked her granddaughter's gluten-free almond berry bat mitzvah cake.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • But this popular spot is also a great place to find some gorgeous special occasion gear for holidays, weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, your kid’s first spring formal, and any other dress-up situation.
    Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Their bar or bat mitzvah day (b’nai mitzvah is the plural) is the culmination of significant preparation; children are typically assigned b’nai mitzvah dates about three years in advance.
    Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2021
  • More recently, in June 2023, Arabella celebrated her bat mitzvah, a Jewish coming-of-age ritual.
    Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Our family loves celebrations, everything from bat mitzvahs to graduations, weddings, and - especially - birthdays.
    Steven Petrow, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The movie doesn’t pass judgment, per se, on the state of today’s upscale bat mitzvahs.
    Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • For once, a bat mitzvah wasn’t something to be mocked, or eye-rolled, or bemoaned.
    Jonah Platt, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Roughly six months before my bat mitzvah, ALL of my friends ditched me in one fell swoop.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Harnick’s legacy will live on at bar and bat mitzvahs and weddings of all faiths for all time.
    Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
  • Fun fact: Sunny had her own bat mitzvah last year, CNN says, which means she was perfectly primed to play this role.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Stacy is busy planning her bat mitzvah and ogling over her crush, Andy Goldfarb.
    Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Sunny is one of the main characters, a teenaged girl named Stacy Friedman, who is having a bat mitzvah.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • On Monday, 41-year-old Ivanka shared a series of photos taken at her daughter's bat mitzvah over the weekend.
    Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
  • One thing motivating me was my hopeless crush on my bat mitzvah tutor.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Arabella, who celebrated her bat mitzvah in June 2023, has two younger brothers, Joseph and Theodore.
    Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
Advertisement

bat mitzvah

2 of 2 verb
  • But the big life moments — the birth, the wedding, the quinceañera, the bat mitzvah, the prom, the graduation, even the funeral — hit the hardest.
    sun-sentinel.com, 22 Aug. 2020
  • My friend's daughter likely held her bat mitzvah close to home in the north of Israel, away from rocket fire.
    Heidi Schneider, Star Tribune, 18 May 2021
  • The family decided to move up Ryan’s bat mitzvah up a year.
    Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Word spread that the two players were in cahoots, the team was on the fritz and — this was true — the owner, Abe Pollin, was busy attending his niece’s bat mitzvah in Oregon.
    Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 3 Feb. 2022
  • The robot was invited to his boss’s daughter’s bat mitzvah.
    Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2021
  • In season one, Lauren hosted her Hot Mitzvah, a do-over of her bat mitzvah, for her 26th birthday.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Sheila Pallay made her bat mitzvah at age 75 with one of the Torahs recovered from Czechoslovakia.
    Steve Maas, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022
  • In May, the Uncut Gems actor and his wife celebrated Sunny's bat mitzvah along with some high-profile guests.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Adam Sandler's younger daughter Sunny had some high-profile guests at her recent bat mitzvah — even aside from her famous dad!
    Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 11 May 2022
  • Wanting to keep the joy of that event in the forefront, Nosanchuk and his wife did not share with their children or the community his diagnosis until after the bat mitzvah.
    cleveland, 13 May 2021
  • Soon afterward, Greene found himself in Israel for his sister’s bat mitzvah.
    Kristin Ohlson, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2011
  • Tepper, who made his fortune trading distressed debt and once hired Ashlee Simpson to play his daughter’s bat mitzvah, is now the league’s richest owner.
    Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 8 July 2021
  • Usually, any major life change calls for a ceremony—a baby shower, a quinceañera, a bat mitzvah, a retirement party.
    Katy Butler, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Only six months ago, Elisheva celebrated her bat mitzvah with her mother and father, Dr. Brad Cohen, one of about 120 people missing under the rubble.
    al, 4 July 2021
  • Sundheim taught at the synagogue’s preschool and coordinated events including bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies.
    Grant Schulte, Claire Savage and Harm Venhuizen, Anchorage Daily News, 6 July 2022
  • Shonda Waxman experienced this firsthand in October following the bat mitzvah of her daughter Hannah.
    Matt Villano, CNN, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Earlier this month, a congregant celebrated her bat mitzvah.
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2020
  • But the big life moments — the birth, the wedding, the quinceañera, the bat mitzvah, the prom, the graduation, even the funeral — hit the hardest.
    sun-sentinel.com, 22 Aug. 2020
  • My friend's daughter likely held her bat mitzvah close to home in the north of Israel, away from rocket fire.
    Heidi Schneider, Star Tribune, 18 May 2021
  • The family decided to move up Ryan’s bat mitzvah up a year.
    Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Word spread that the two players were in cahoots, the team was on the fritz and — this was true — the owner, Abe Pollin, was busy attending his niece’s bat mitzvah in Oregon.
    Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 3 Feb. 2022
  • The robot was invited to his boss’s daughter’s bat mitzvah.
    Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2021
  • In season one, Lauren hosted her Hot Mitzvah, a do-over of her bat mitzvah, for her 26th birthday.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Sheila Pallay made her bat mitzvah at age 75 with one of the Torahs recovered from Czechoslovakia.
    Steve Maas, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022
  • In May, the Uncut Gems actor and his wife celebrated Sunny's bat mitzvah along with some high-profile guests.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Adam Sandler's younger daughter Sunny had some high-profile guests at her recent bat mitzvah — even aside from her famous dad!
    Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 11 May 2022
  • Wanting to keep the joy of that event in the forefront, Nosanchuk and his wife did not share with their children or the community his diagnosis until after the bat mitzvah.
    cleveland, 13 May 2021
  • Soon afterward, Greene found himself in Israel for his sister’s bat mitzvah.
    Kristin Ohlson, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2011
  • Tepper, who made his fortune trading distressed debt and once hired Ashlee Simpson to play his daughter’s bat mitzvah, is now the league’s richest owner.
    Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 8 July 2021
  • Usually, any major life change calls for a ceremony—a baby shower, a quinceañera, a bat mitzvah, a retirement party.
    Katy Butler, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2020

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'bat mitzvah.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: