recipient
Example Sentences
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And you should not be told how much to give, especially by the recipient of that gift.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026
Relatives were never able to track down the rumored recipient.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
“In effect, as the recipient of his gratitude, it’s her turn to give back and say yes to his request.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
"Say something so we can hear you, please," someone shouts desperately to an unknown recipient, hidden beneath tons of concrete.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
In the Aristotelian universe the earth had been the recipient of light but had given no light.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing recipient
Academy Awards, List 1
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This Week In Words: March 29–April 4, 2020
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"Tinker v. Des Moines": Excerpts from Justice Fortas's Opinion
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