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
While Ascentria attorneys have cleared TPS holders to keep working, Balthazar said her son lost his receptionist job.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
Jayme Wernicke, a 34-year-old receptionist and single mother in Chico who earns about $49,000 a year, said she was transferred from Medi-Cal to a Covered California Anthem Blue Cross plan at the end of 2023.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
Now she expects him to pay for college when he has a sole-proprietor business and Kate’s a receptionist at the car parts place.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.