How to Use recipient in a Sentence

recipient

noun
  • The recipient could choose to frame the piece, tape it to the fridge, or stick it in an album.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The gulf between the author of dry wit and the recipient who doesn’t get it.
    Gene Weingarten, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
  • And then easy to wrap again when the recipient decides to regift it.
    H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Some states take steps to waive or forgive those amounts, since the mistakes are not the fault of aid recipients.
    Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News, 11 May 2023
  • Once a month a fresh bouquet will show up to brighten the day (and house or office) of the recipient.
    Melissa Locker, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
  • But in such cases, the recipients would also have to agree to abide by the lock-up agreement.
    Stan Choe, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Many of the recipients who claimed to have received payouts from Twitter live on the far-right side of the spectrum.
    Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 14 July 2023
  • And there’s a decent chance young Aztecs fans could be the recipient of more size 13s next season.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Still, at least one recipient took the Grammys to task for past female snubs.
    Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2024
  • As usual, the award came as a surprise to its recipients.
    Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Many people do it for themselves, and not just for the recipient.
    Mark Strassmann, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Hernández has been a recipient of TPS for over two decades.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
  • After handing out the gift cards to their first two strangers, the boys found a mom with two kids near the dairy aisle who seemed to be the perfect third recipient.
    Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Snakes and Newts The garter snake has long seen newts as a food source, and the newt has long seen the garter snake as a worthy recipient of its deadly toxin.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Gift it as a reminder of the fun that awaits at the pink palace on Sunset Boulevard— or of the fun your gift recipient has already had.
    Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The donor cats are always adopted by the family of the recipient, Schmiedt said.
    Allie Weintraub, ABC News, 6 June 2023
  • Once purchased, the gift giver scans the QR code to add money to the card, and then then recipient scans the code to add the money to their Venmo account.
    Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Mirror mirror on the wall, who will be the recipient of the shimmering ball?
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Is your gift recipient going straight from her desk to date night?
    Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Training includes sessions where the recipient gets to know the dog and the two spend time together.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The recipient must tap that layer to see what’s behind it.
    Maren Estrada, BGR, 2 Jan. 2023
  • The food was paid for — and sometimes came with tips for the drivers, who, recipients said, mostly seemed undisturbed.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
  • Charity is not simply a good deed but an act that changes both the giver and the recipient.
    Mathew Schmalz, The Conversation, 31 Dec. 2022
  • The luxe medal may be the priciest item on our list, but your recipient will undoubtedly wear it for years to come.
    Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2023
  • That’s why one of her go-to moves is to order up snaps of herself and the gift recipient to place in a sleek frame, like this pick from Waterford.
    Sarah Grossbart, wsj.com, 14 Nov. 2023
  • In a statement, Blanchett, 54, spoke about the tremendous impact of the Earthshot Prize recipients' work.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Give the funkiest white elephant gift of the season with a kombucha starter kit that allows the recipient to make their own brew at home.
    Time, 25 Nov. 2022
  • After the transplant, if both the donor and recipient agree, Williams is ready to introduce them.
    oregonlive, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Florida has the largest number of TPS recipients in the country, 60% of whom are Venezuelans.
    Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
  • This year’s recipient will follow in their footsteps, joining the ranks of women who have shaped the music industry in profound ways.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Feb. 2025

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