1
: a salutation at meeting
2
: an expression of good wishes : regards
—usually used in plural
holiday greetings
Examples of greeting in a Sentence
He addressed the members of the delegation with a formal greeting.
the volunteer directed the conference participants towards the coffee after offering them a cheerful greeting
Recent Examples on the Web
Muslims across Michigan and around the world celebrated Wednesday one of their most important holidays with prayers and warm greetings, but the occasion was more subdued this year in remembrance of victims of war in Gaza and other parts of the world.
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Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
So in 2018, Stockton changed the pre-recorded greeting for outgoing prisoner calls to family and friends.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Yes, that welcome light and frosty greeting can lull you into a sense of security.
—USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
Instead of quelling rumors about her well-being, her U.K. Mother’s Day greeting resulted in a rare apology from the British royal for the Photoshop fail, making a strange situation even more bizarre.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Footage showed the prince and Zelenskyy, both of whom speak English, talking among themselves without translators in a vast greeting hall at a palace as other officials sat nearby.
—Jon Gambrell, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2024
Ahmed's husband, Moazzam Chaudry, said goodwill gestures, such as when educators offer a Ramadan greeting, send a message of inclusivity.
—Corey Williams, Giovanna Dell'orto, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2024
The local actors hired to improvise based off a garbled script (also written by AI) wound up dishing on the disaster in interviews, and some have since leveraged their viral fame: that Oompa Loompa (real name Kristy Paterson) is selling Cameo greetings, for example.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
The videos appear to have originated with Cameo, the celebrity greeting app, which figured in an earlier Russian campaign that Microsoft disclosed in December.
—Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
So in 2018, Stockton changed the pre-recorded greeting for outgoing prisoner calls to family and friends.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Yes, that welcome light and frosty greeting can lull you into a sense of security.
—USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
Instead of quelling rumors about her well-being, her U.K. Mother’s Day greeting resulted in a rare apology from the British royal for the Photoshop fail, making a strange situation even more bizarre.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Footage showed the prince and Zelenskyy, both of whom speak English, talking among themselves without translators in a vast greeting hall at a palace as other officials sat nearby.
—Jon Gambrell, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2024
Ahmed's husband, Moazzam Chaudry, said goodwill gestures, such as when educators offer a Ramadan greeting, send a message of inclusivity.
—Corey Williams, Giovanna Dell'orto, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2024
The local actors hired to improvise based off a garbled script (also written by AI) wound up dishing on the disaster in interviews, and some have since leveraged their viral fame: that Oompa Loompa (real name Kristy Paterson) is selling Cameo greetings, for example.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
The videos appear to have originated with Cameo, the celebrity greeting app, which figured in an earlier Russian campaign that Microsoft disclosed in December.
—Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Greeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greeting. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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