How to Use receiving line in a Sentence

receiving line

noun
  • Charles made his way through the receiving line.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The wedding was lovely, but because of the virus, there was no receiving line.
    — Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2021
  • There would be no epic last bash, no final plotline, no receiving line of castmates.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 12 Oct. 2020
  • But the manager had to wait his turn as a small receiving line had already formed in the Phillies dugout.
    — Matt Breen, Philly.com, 31 May 2018
  • Mary and Chuck stood on the receiving line for five hours, comforting those who came to comfort them.
    — Michael Powell, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2020
  • Evans watched the famously snobbish princess approach him in the receiving line.
    — Lesley M.m. Blume, Town & Country, 2 Nov. 2019
  • With large funerals banned, the tweets have served as a virtual receiving line for the bereaved.
    — Author: William Wan, Brittany Shammas, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Dec. 2020
  • The man himself was present and looking a little bored, silently posing for pictures on a receiving line.
    — Adam Sachs, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Instead, a staff member told the powerful Medicare chief to head to the receiving line with the rank and file.
    — Noah Weiland, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2020
  • President Biden and Jill Biden, the first lady, were first in the receiving line.
    — Kenny Holston, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • After the ceremony, receiving line, cocktail hour, and dinner, your feet will be ready to call it quits before the first dance even starts.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 July 2023
  • After the last touchdown, a five-yard slant to Jeffery in the end zone, Foles walked back to a receiving line of hugs from the coaching staff.
    — Conor Orr, SI.com, 21 Jan. 2018
  • At that moment, Nicolas Batum was making his way through a receiving line of coaches and staffers, all smiles and fist-bumps.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2021
  • On Tuesday evening, she is expected to pose for group photos but will take a short break when guests are greeted in a receiving line before dinner.
    — Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Lauscha stood alongside Gayle Benson, Tom's widow, in the receiving line until about noon.
    — Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com, 21 Mar. 2018
  • But then, the queen, 93, turns her head toward Princess Anne, 69, who is nearby but not in the receiving line.
    — Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Waiting a couple of yards away was a receiving line of UCLA defensive backs.
    — John Canzano, OregonLive.com, 21 Oct. 2017
  • After hitting the receiving line, everyone heads either to cocktails or to the exhibit.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 4 May 2026
  • Everyone must maintain a distance of 6 feet from those not in their household, and the floor will be marked for the Communion receiving line.
    — Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 May 2020
  • Wall finished with 13 points on 13 shots and, after the last buzzer, went through a receiving line of friends and acquaintances along the sideline.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Tomlin tipped his cap and moved toward the door, where an impromptu receiving line formed, every player exchanging words and hugs with their now-former coach.
    — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • And the receiving line itself has, in the past, taken several painful hours, pushing dinner and the presentations into the wee hours.
    — Bob Morris, Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2017
  • Wearing white surrounded by a receiving line of maroon, the Alabama sophomore was home -- almost.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 13 Oct. 2019
  • While Matthews and her students made their way toward Jackson’s casket, his family waited nearby in a receiving line.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
  • While in the receiving line, Maddy’s sister Pat, who was married to Holland’s son, introduced them.
    — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 19 July 2022
  • Zay Flowers, who finished with a receiving line of 5-for-72, fell a yard short of a long TD on a 56-yard gain.
    — Michael Salfino, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • When the Timberwolves’ victory was over, a receiving line met Beverley at midcourt.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Two receiving lines of media members, mostly from markets with teams that could draft a quarterback, line up to spend five minutes or so one-on-one with one or both QBs.
    — Jonathan Jones, SI.com, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Watch the hilarious clip in its entirety above, and keep an eye out for Miss Piggy in the receiving line on May 19th.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2018
  • American leaders have been shot at close range and long range, indoors and outdoors, from sniper nests in high buildings and from the apparently friendly surroundings of a receiving line.
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 14 July 2024

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