be received

Example Sentences

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Congress established a single day for federal elections, they say, and ballots must therefore be received by that day.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

In Mississippi’s case, ballots can be received within five business days after the election so long as they’re sent by Election Day.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

The families are expected to be received by China's foreign ministry on Monday, as they are every year, before visiting the Malaysian embassy in Beijing to deliver the letter for Anwar.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

“I was trying to make sense of how this might be received by the audience and was a little bit worried, so I wanted to come up with more of a concrete theory,” Murakami said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Before the fever, a letter could travel by fast post from his home to the city and a reply be received in three to six days.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy