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.
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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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