receptionist

Example Sentences

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The receptionist took me straight to an examination room.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 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

He’s a team player, happy to help receptionist P.J.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 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 had never before had a cell phone in my backpack, and the officer at the receptionist desk played the message before she would allow me to take it up with me.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg