receptionist
Example Sentences
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The receptionist took me straight to an examination room.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
I was a hair salon receptionist, no family connections to any entertainment industry, let alone the music industry.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
His mother “worked as a receptionist at a burglar alarm company—one of the few growth industries in the neighborhood” during the early 1960s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
While Ascentria attorneys have cleared TPS holders to keep working, Balthazar said her son lost his receptionist job.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
I let the girls start walking away and before anyone can stop me, I charge past the receptionist to the closed door behind her and knock.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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