How to Use receive in a Sentence

receive

verb

• She received the news of his death with remarkable calmness.
• You will be charged a late fee if the electric company does not receive your payment on time.
• I received a letter from her yesterday.
• You will receive a discount if you spend over $100.
• Sign up here to receive an email right as the chat is about to start.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
• Donors will receive a free Chick-fil-A sandwich on the day of the drive.
  — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2023
• The amount demanded was the exact amount John had received in a bonus.
  — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023
• With the latter, the winner receives just over half that amount as a lump sum payment.
  — The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024
• Fairstein will not receive any money as part of the agreement.
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
• The food bank will receive 100% of the tax-deductible donations.
  — Stacy Ryburn, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2023
• That bezel was fluted to receive an interlocking tool used to screw the bezel on and off of the mid-case.
  — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 11 May 2024
• Teams like the Agars must receive invitations to compete in the elite event.
  — Analisa Novak, CBS News, 16 June 2023
• Police then received a tip in April of last year via Facebook about the robbery in which Moore was killed.
  — Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 23 Jan. 2024
• As a result, both teams would shoot two free throws and Pepperdine would receive the ball.
  — The Oregonian/oregon Live Sports Staff, oregonlive, 5 Feb. 2023
• Blessed to receive an invite to the Chiefs rookie minicamp!
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2024
• BetMGM allows users to refer up to 20 friends, and each time that one of your friends signs up, both of you will receive a $50 bonus.
  — Chris Ilenstine, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2023
• In 2020, the department received permission to record and store footage.
  — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2023
• Harris, who was 18 at the time and about to graduate from high school, received a 76-year prison sentence.
  — Melissa Noel, Essence, 12 Dec. 2023
• Kravitz, a four-time Grammy winner, is set to receive the Music Icon Award.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2024
• The fraudulent text invites the consumer to click on a link and pay a small shipping fee in order to receive a free gift.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 8 June 2023
• The city of Eagle Pass warned residents the area could receive as much as 10 inches of rain in some areas.
  — Evan Bush, NBC News, 14 May 2023
• The money for the building was the largest donation the school had ever received, and a poignant thank-you from Dyson and his family.
  — Samantha Conti, WWD, 15 Aug. 2024
• Alabama fell to seventh in the latest AP poll while Vandy received 23 votes in the same ranking.
  — Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2024
• That was the same week that Geriner received more first- and second-team reps while Ashford nursed his sore shoulder.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 15 Apr. 2023
• Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.
  — Danelle Morton, ProPublica, 18 Nov. 2023
• The series even received a rare score of 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2023
• This year, buyers had to wait for income tax returns to receive their money.
  — Tom Krisher, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2023
• Many eyes will be on the new sequel, not just because of Tynion’s name but because the first was so well received by the art and literature worlds.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
• Four winners will be drawn for each region with each county in that region eligible to receive one dispensary.
  — Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2024
• In September, city officials said in a statement that Norwalk had not received any funding from a county program that pays for homeless services.
  — Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024