at the invitation of

phrase

: due to having been invited by
She attended the fund-raiser at the invitation of the committee chairperson.

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One of his biggest projects after returning to public life was a series of portraits of the Statue of Liberty, painted at the White House at the invitation of first lady Nancy Reagan in 1981. — Beth J. Harpaz The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026 In August of 1966, Roz and he traveled to Hiroshima, Japan, at the invitation of a peace group. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 During jury deliberations, Tupac dropped by a New York recording studio at the invitation of a producer to contribute to a track. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 In the guest section, apparently at the invitation of one of the liberal Justices, sat Robert De Niro, an inveterate Trump critic. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at the invitation of

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“At the invitation of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20invitation%20of. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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