How to Use giver in a Sentence

giver

noun
  • That’s why many givers just cut to the chase and go with cold, hard cash.
    Leigh-Ann Jackson, wsj.com, 5 Dec. 2023
  • And that's saying a lot, as she is known to be quite the gift giver.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Take note of these ideas, and you'll be crowned the most thoughtful gift-giver on the block.
    Betsy Cribb, Southern Living, 12 May 2021
  • All the gift giver has to do is decide how many items should go in the box.
    Alyssa Newcomb, Fortune, 15 May 2021
  • The giver is a relative of a close friend and lives with her.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Start shopping to claim your spot as the best gift giver!
    Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Nevada isn’t about the reader, which is to say it’s not about the giver.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 6 July 2022
  • And there’s a little bit of pressure on you as the giver, too!
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Woman's Day, 15 Mar. 2023
  • These picks are sure to secure you the #1 spot as the best gift-giver in their circle.
    Mike Richard, Men's Health, 9 Nov. 2022
  • At the same time, the giver ignores their own needs and feelings for the other’s sake.
    Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 2 Nov. 2022
  • When giving a bouquet of flowers, does the giver have to put them in a vase to complete the gift?
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Let mercy be the character of the law-giver, but let the judge be a mere machine.
    James Freeman, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
  • This making of merit is believed to negate the effect of past evils in the giver’s present life, as well as the next.
    Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2020
  • The name-givers also steered clear of linking the virus to China or the city of Wuhan, where it was first identified.
    Andrew Joseph, STAT, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Remember that book The Giver, by Lois Lowry, where the giver has all the colors and the feelings and stuff?
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2023
  • What is the correct response when the giver dies before thanks are sent?
    Washington Post, 28 June 2021
  • Your gift giver appears not to have a problem with the bully.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The giver of a ring should be concerned, foremost, with what the ring means to the recipient.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The decision about what to give is up to the giver, not the recipient.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 20 Nov. 2022
  • This goes back to the giver being too focused on the moment a person opens their gift.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 4 Feb. 2022
  • How much does the word ‘needy’ really help the giver or the receiver?
    Eleanor Morgan, refinery29.com, 1 June 2022
  • The only thing worse than a bad gift giver... is a bad gift receiver.
    oregonlive, 15 Feb. 2021
  • Here are some tips for being a more thoughtful gift-giver.
    Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The act of baking is soothing both to the giver and the receiver, to the busy baker and to the person taking a big bite of a fluffy slice of sponge.
    New York Times, 15 June 2022
  • What happens instead: The person who receives a gift thanks the gift giver with the cash value of said gift.
    Jonathan Zeller, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Students who receive cash are instructed to give some to a student who got none, but the amount is up to the giver.
    Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The show centers on Littlest One, who is an in-training Gossamer, a fairy who is a dream giver.
    Manori Ravindran, Variety, 14 June 2022
  • There is usually a lot of pressure that comes with turning 18, which can rub off on the gift-giver.
    Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 2 June 2022
  • Doing so will earn the giver a 60-minute 2XP Battle Pass token.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 16 June 2021
  • Again, the researchers found that those who received the treat felt better than the giver expected.
    Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022

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