How to Use receiving end in a Sentence

receiving end

noun
  • To see work this good is to be on the receiving end of a gift.
    — Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Dec. 2017
  • Her son is often on the receiving end of her anger.
    — Hope Hunt, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Brees was on the receiving end of a monster hit in the first half.
    — Amie Just | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 15 Nov. 2020
  • Chisholm was on the receiving end of one of those bad calls over the weekend.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • No one wants or deserves to be on the receiving end of that kind of treatment.
    — Monique Judge, The Root, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Chase has been at the receiving end of all four of these touchdown passes.
    — Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2021
  • On the receiving end of the play, Sano fumbled the ball twice.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Players will be on the receiving end of some media rights fees, too.
    — Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 6 Feb. 2020
  • African countries are the ones on the receiving end of this problem.
    — New York Times, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Crews was on the receiving end of his own technical foul in the second half.
    — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Crispin was on the receiving end of the game’s biggest play, which came near the end of the third quarter.
    — The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2021
  • The irony is that Peevy once wanted to be on the receiving end of passes.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Every parent has been on the receiving end of a one-word answer.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Usually, that is the claim of people who are on the receiving end of presents.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
  • This takes the pressure off the person on the receiving end and provides help.
    — Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Jones was on the receiving end of the game's first score, a 10-yard pass from Steele.
    — Travis Connelley, NOLA.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Whoever's on the receiving end of this gift will feel like the coolest guy on the fairway.
    — Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health, 6 May 2022
  • Scott or Live Nation are now on the receiving end of at least three suits.
    — Elias Leight, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2021
  • This isn't the first time Zamora is on the receiving end of attacks.
    — Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 30 July 2022
  • The Bucks are on the receiving end of four finalists, as well.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2018
  • The man on the receiving end of the query mirrored my uneasiness.
    — Eric Hansen, Indianapolis Star, 8 May 2020
  • But there’s nothing routine about any of this for the people on the receiving end of those calls.
    — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • King was on the receiving end of seven passes for 73 yards and both scores.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The protests have been on the receiving end of conservatives’ ire.
    — Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Signs have emerged from the bench, too, as Gorsuch has been on the receiving end of a few retorts.
    — Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Kerlon was on the receiving end of a brutal challenge.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 21 June 2026
  • Tyquan Thornton on the receiving end of it matters.
    — Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Tyler Boyd was on the receiving end of six of Burrow’s passes.
    — Tyler Dragon, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Hart, who had 216 kills last season, was on the receiving end of many of those passes.
    — Colin Murphy, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The Eagles have been on the receiving end of Clouden’s late-game heroics more than once.
    — Katherine Dunn, baltimoresun.com, 17 Feb. 2018

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