at the invitation of

idiom

: due to having been invited by

She attended the fund-raiser at the invitation of the committee chairperson.

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The emir and his wife arrived in London on Monday at the invitation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and their visit ended Wednesday. —

Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024 Last spring, Andretti paid a visit to Washington, D.C., at the invitation of lawmakers, and the story became political. —

Sahil Kapur, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024 But her family went again and again—at the invitation of their friend Kerstin Thomas, a German artist studying Portuguese in nearby Coimbra. —

Ann Abel, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 The Amir of Qatar and his wife are in the U.K. at the invitation of King Charles, 76, and state visits are a key way for Britain to boost diplomatic bonds. —

Janine Henni, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at the invitation of

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