How to Use receiver in a Sentence

receiver

noun

• She angrily slammed down the phone's receiver.
• The Raiders have one of the top receivers in the league in Davante Adams.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 28 Apr. 2023
• In the sixth round, the Patriots took two slot receivers.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2023
• And woe to the one who, in the eyes of the receiver, gives something unwanted.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
• Most of those receivers have come and gone, but Gabe just keeps coming.
  — Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2024
• And his 3-cone drill time, 6.89 seconds, ranked third among all receivers.
  — Michael Marot, al, 23 Apr. 2023
• Maybe the six-foot-five tight end matched up better against the defense than the Chiefs’ other receivers.
  — Vulture, 21 Oct. 2023
• Divers would collect data from the receivers about once a month and send it back to lifeguards.
  — Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
• Quentin Johnston could be the first receiver taken in the NFL draft.
  — Matt Young, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Jan. 2023
• Maye fires another shot over the middle and that ball is a bit too far in front of the receiver.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024
• Downs projects best as a slot receiver given a two-way go.
  — Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Apr. 2023
• Also on the to-do list: improving how the KU receivers run routes when the quarterback might be on the move.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
• His top receiver from last year, Zay Flowers, was one of the league’s best rookies in 2023.
  — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2024
• The wire from her receiver ran off the edge of the deck and into the water, attached to the bathysphere now sinking toward the ocean’s depths.
  — Brad Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2023
• McCarthy said the perimeter group with the quarterbacks and receivers have been the best part of the offseason.
  — Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2024
• Jackson had receivers open in the game against Kansas City but couldn’t locate them.
  — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
• Both receiver can also blaze down the field with the best of them, which, in theory, should help Young push the ball for big gains.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2024
• Brents also uses his length to challenge receivers at the catch point.
  — Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2023
• Not with phones without cords attached, but bonafide telephones, hooked into the wall with the receiver attached, by a cord, to the base of the phone.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
• The next-highest by a receiver was Cedrick Wilson with 38.
  — Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
• Also, the addition of receiver Brandin Cooks brings speed to the offense.
  — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 16 May 2023
• Watkins doesn’t bring the return ability that some receivers do.
  — cleveland, 28 Aug. 2023
• Are the Cowboys interested in adding a receiver who has been to the Pro Bowl five times to their roster?
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 26 May 2023
• On second-and-5 from the NC 16-yard line, Nix threw behind his receiver.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
• The receiver and the speakers have been designed from the ground up to deliver what Yamaha calls True Sound.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
• The fact that our quarterbacks and receivers can catch balls on the sidelines and not worry about the track, the D-line and O-line can get all the way off the field — there's a lot of square footage in there.
  — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 4 Aug. 2023
• The Chiefs receiver faces eight charges in connection with a high-speed Dallas car crash from March.
  — Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2024
• The Cardinals showed it off during the spring game with 10 receivers recording at least one target and eight at least one catch.
  — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 12 May 2023
• And the giver never has to go through the stress of trying to decide which type of product the receiver honestly wants.
  — Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
• On Ian’s Ranger, and most other stock vehicles, you’re left using the two-inch tow receiver.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024