greeting

Example Sentences

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He went from village to village to explain how the virus was spread by contact with bodily fluids and encourage people to stop things like greeting one another by shaking hands.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The Chinese were careful to appeal to Trump's love of pomp, greeting him with marching bands, soldiers in lockstep and a cannon salute that echoed through Tiananmen Square.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

"The handshake evolved very slowly as a mode of greeting and had no bearing on hat-honor as a gesture of deference," he says.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Almost always comes an incalculably generous reward: a smile and a greeting returned.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The care card had been tucked into the greeting card.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows