How to Use reception in a Sentence

reception

noun
  • Her job is to deal with the reception of donations.
  • The school held a reception for the new students and their families.
  • He decided to run for a seat on the school committee only a year after his reception into the community.
  • Kelce had five receptions for 22 yards in the first half.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The reception is outside and in the heat of late August.
    Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • But the reception to the movie spooked Miyamoto and kept Mario off the big screen for three decades.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The key play was a 48-yard reception from Tim Jones to the Lions' 40-yard line.
    Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2023
  • For the reception, the bride changed into a shorter dress to cut the cake.
    Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The reception was at the house where the King-Carpenters still live.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Tickets to the reception portion of the evening are free with a purchase of a ticket to the film.
    Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Chilly reception at home The Indians beat the Braves in six games.
    Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The musician is a good friend of Kevin's and performed at the reception.
    Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The pressure was on the whole team for the second run after the warm reception for the first outing.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The first player to greet Olave? Shaheed, who leads the team with three TD receptions.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The campaign said the media would not be welcome at the reception.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Still, the reception to the quote’s inclusion was mixed.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Plus, the first 100 guests at the door at the reception will receive a free handmade cup by potter Dan Finnegan.
    Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
  • As a nod to Meeka’s heritage, both the bride and groom wore custom Sabyasachi at the reception.
    Shelby Wax, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Midway through the reception, the couple changed looks.
    Jenny Block, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The right-hander clapped with his glove to acknowledge the warm reception.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2024
  • If guests wish to bring back a souvenir, a small gift shop at reception sells bespoke reminders of the area.
    Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
  • Two of those receptions went for touchdowns, the latter of which required the 6-4 Lane to leap between Louisville defenders in the back of the end zone.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The pair, who met on the set of Autumn de Wilde’s film Emma, also had the director of the film do a speech at the reception, per the outlet.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The reception tent was decorated to look like an old dance hall, and the night ended with Texas tacos.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 May 2024
  • There were thousands of white roses and nobody could miss the human-sized cake at the reception.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
  • At the reception, there were performances from the Duo Rose trapeze act, who are close friends of the couple, as well as Ms. Graziano’s trainers.
    Alix Wall, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The second part of Lily and Marshall's wedding episode tackles the reception.
    Ew Staff Updated, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Hill has passed for one touchdown, rushed for four, and also has 27 receptions, one for a touchdown.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Murrieta Valley picked up a 62-yard touchdown reception from Kurelle Thomas near the end of the half.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
  • There’s support for Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 with two antennas for robust reception.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024

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