How to Use on/at the receiving end in a Sentence

on/at the receiving end

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  • That route’s fast and easy for those on the receiving end.
    — Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
  • But what does this quip mean, and who has been on the receiving end of it?
    — Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024
  • Think about how nice that would feel on the receiving end.
    — Nancy Marshall, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
  • It’s been eight games since the Blues have been on the receiving end of three power plays in a game.
    — Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
  • And what about the friends and family who are on the receiving end?
    — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
  • La Flame even pulled the ref out of the ring and took a bump after being on the receiving end of Rhodes’ Cross Rhodes.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
  • For adult children on the receiving end of parental largesse, the help can come as a blessing or a curse.
    — USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Newman was on the receiving end of the now-famous pitch.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Just try not to think about being on the receiving end of such a system.
    — New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
  • For a moment, Rhodes was on the receiving end of some boos from the crowd at the T-Mobile Arena.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Lucie, 44, was one of the women on the receiving end of this story in March.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 July 2024
  • But now the players are learning that the next to go will be on the receiving end of a torch snuffing on day eight.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Millions of people just like Ali are at the receiving end of the war that has nothing to do with them.
    — Cristian Santana, NBC news, 21 June 2025
  • The city will be on the receiving end of a $2,000 per month payment from the Power Commission starting the first of the month.
    — Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Eaddy has been on the receiving end of a slew of recognitions and awards, and Oprah knows her name.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The people on the receiving end of those chats were decoys, as in adults posing as kids.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
  • But even the great players have been on the receiving end of merciless boos.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • As the snake and the hawk fought one another, Jones was on the receiving end of both animals’ blows.
    — Outdoor Life, 9 Aug. 2023
  • China has also been on the receiving end of Trump’s trade threats.
    — Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Ersdaile David will be on the receiving end of passes from Chavez.
    — Glenn Reeves, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
  • And the Seychelles, positioned at just the wrong distance from both ice sheets, will be on the receiving end of that surge.
    — Frank Hulley-Jones, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Bliss has been on the receiving end of dog-barking complaints.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Davis was also on the receiving end of a 52-yard bomb in the first half, which quickly led to a Milford touchdown.
    — Landon Bartlett, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Sadly, spilling champagne on Logan and being on the receiving end of this was the high point of his night.
    — Jack Francis, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Putting a monogram on an item is an easy way to customize a gift for the person on the receiving end.
    — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Last month, Twitter found itself on the receiving end of a lawsuit that ended up in front of the Supreme Court.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Players on the receiving end will be designated by a green dot on the back of the helmet.
    — Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 21 June 2024
  • However, the Lions put the dagger in this game with St. Brown on the receiving end of an eight-yard pass this time from Goff to make it 42-27.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The incumbent mayor has been at the receiving end of much of the chaotic infighting that has plagued the town.
    — Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024
  • Betts was jogging into place to be on the receiving end of his son’s ceremonial pitch, which was supposed to be thrown from just in front of the plate.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025

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