Example Sentences

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Receptionists, nurses, all the way up to consultants, now sit in a bank of desks at the entrance, assessing patients as they arrive.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Receptionists distribute forms, print the bracelets to be read later by scanners held in the hands of other women.

From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2019

Receptionists are quick to intervene when unsuspecting visitors help themselves, mistaking the treats for human snacks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2019

The office of the Belles Receptionists & Answering Service hums with ringing phones and the polite greetings of operators in a small building on the East Side of Midtown Manhattan.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2016

Receptionists were left to decide which patients to treat, inexperienced doctors put in charge of critically ill patients and nurses were not trained how to use vital equipment.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2013