greeting

Example Sentences

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The King spent time greeting a number of people from the community who had gathered outside, and said to some waiting: "I hope I haven't disrupted your normal activities too much."

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The scattered boos greeting this news were nothing compared to the full-throated braying that later sent both director and set designer into the night.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 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

So here we are, almost 20 years later, are people greeting you normally or as your Mei Ling nail salon character like, “Hiiii honeyyy?”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

She remembered his “Good Perun” attempt at a greeting earlier when he had thought she was Slavish.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack