How to Use receiver in a Sentence

receiver

noun
  • She angrily slammed down the phone's receiver.
  • His receivers did much of the work.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • And my strengths are the big receivers.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • This sets up as a good draft for receivers, too.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Ju Ju looked past open receivers.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Does Hill do this more than most receivers?
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Ten Ducks receivers had at least one catch.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The receivers are working on a time to chat.
    — Pat Graham, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
  • One of the better receivers in the league.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
  • How does that compare to the top receivers of his draft class?
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Rodgers did it without his best receivers.
    — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
  • His receivers say that shouldn’t have been in question.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Looking at the list of free-agent receivers, one name jumps off the board.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Zach Williams will move to slot receiver.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • That means multiple receivers could be placed on the block here soon.
    — Vincent Frank, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The Chiefs haven’t lacked speed at receiver over the past two years.
    — Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
  • His hips move like a receiver running a route.
    — Michael Silver, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Adams has been known for taking younger receivers under his wing.
    — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Lemon looks more like a running back than a receiver.
    — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Most of those receivers have come and gone, but Gabe just keeps coming.
    — Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2024
  • One hand is freed just long enough to hold the receiver when making phone calls.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
  • And a fast receiver got loose on the outside.
    — Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Why do the 49ers have such bad luck with drafting receivers?
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Hoover has been impressed with how the receivers have performed.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Seeing four receivers on the field at the same time at times would not be a surprise.
    — Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Both receivers, who are sophomores like Toney, got on the field last year.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026
  • The receiver should’ve flattened out his route a bit more.
    — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Maye’s receivers don’t have a lot of big-play potential.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Picked up on a receiver, these waves have a whistlelike tone, hence the name.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Mahomes is without his best two receivers.
    — Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025

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