How to Use reception in a Sentence

reception

noun
  • Her job is to deal with the reception of donations.
  • The school held a reception for the new students and their families.
  • He decided to run for a seat on the school committee only a year after his reception into the community.
  • What was the reception to the film back then?
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
  • The reception was like a rock star had just walked in.
    — Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The pair will even give a joint toast at the reception.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Was said he was thrilled by the reception.
    — Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The reception was in full swing now.
    — Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • No one knew what the reception would be or whether the show would catch on.
    — Matthew Jacobs, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2022
  • This is huge for a Brit to come here and to have this reception.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
  • The postgame reception was mixed.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • There will be an empty chair at the reception.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • My mom and dad had kind of small champagne punch reception back at their house.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • How has the early reception to the film been?
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Daniels hauled in five receptions for 73 yards.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The reception of it has been mind-blowing.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Five receptions for 50 yards feel right.
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The reception is open to the public.
    — Velvet Wu june 16, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
  • It’s gotten a lot of crazy reception.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 16 June 2026
  • For the reception, the bride changed into a shorter dress to cut the cake.
    — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Plus, there’s an evening wine reception nightly—score!
    — Kara Williams, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The sit-down reception is swift, and the flower displays are out of this world.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
  • Here’s hoping a wedding reception spy is on the guest list.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • During the reception, the Queen slipped out and watched the race again.
    — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Perry had five receptions for a team-high 71 yards and the two scores.
    — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Through four games, the true freshman has just four receptions for 51 yards.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Nine Tigers recorded a reception in the win.
    — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Ball's problems with the dress didn't start at the reception, either.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
  • Had one reception for 14 yards on three targets.
    — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The reception is held every year in the lead-up to the holiday.
    — Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2022

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'reception.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: