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
• No one knew what the reception would be or whether the show would catch on.
  — Matthew Jacobs, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2022
• 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
• The reception is held every year in the lead-up to the holiday.
  — Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2022
• 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
• The news got a much frostier reception from the Kremlin.
  — Eric Nagourney, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2023
• 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
• Toney opened the scoring with a 6-yard reception for the first touchdown of his NFL career.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 14 Nov. 2022
• He was set to attend the event in person but spoke at the opening reception via Zoom.
  — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2022
• Midway through the reception, the couple changed looks.
  — Jenny Block, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
• The reception ends at 4, and they’re supposed to just d--- around for 5 hours until 9PM with nothing to do?
  — Erin Clack, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
• His 22-yard gain in the fourth quarter was the longest gain in the drive that ended with Bell’s touchdown reception.
  — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2022
• The Palace was quick to respond to Fulani's account of what happened at the reception.
  — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2022
• The right-hander clapped with his glove to acknowledge the warm reception.
  — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2024
• Wilson had one reception for eight yards in the first quarter.
  — Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
• Kelce, who had been so vital in the franchise building its dynasty, was ineffective for much of the game, making four receptions for 39 yards.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 1 Mar 2025