pleasant reception

Example Sentences

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But the King demurred: perhaps he recalled his pleasant reception in Washington last year, the warm words of Winston Churchill at Quebec.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I thank you, Mr. Passford, for this pleasant reception, for it is possible that we may have a great deal of business together, and I hope you have confidence in me."

From Fighting for the Right by Shute, A. B.

On this occasion I well remember my pleasant reception by Charles W. Eliot, tutor in mathematics, and E. N. Horsford, professor of chemistry, and, I believe, dean of the school.

From The Reminiscences of an Astronomer by Newcomb, Simon

The owner and the commander stood near the rail, to give the visitor a pleasant reception.

From Taken by the Enemy by Optic, Oliver

She was sure of a pleasant reception; and her friend seemed this morning particularly obliged to her for coming, seemed hardly to have expected her, though it had been an appointment.

From Persuasion by Austen, Jane