- present participle of receive.
receiving
Example Sentences
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Now the people on the receiving end of this thumping sound quite worried:
From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2026
On receiving the award she said: "It is a great pleasure and a great honour. I am very proud – even if it is only a few weeks, or a few months, before I die."
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
"For the second consecutive session, the companies receiving the enormous capital expenditure cheques dramatically outperformed the businesses writing them. That is a potentially important development after last week's indiscriminate liquidation," he said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
The rest were released after receiving treatment, Cottage Health spokesperson Cristina Cortez said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
I’m used to receiving texts and emails and DMs, not legitimate mail.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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