at the invitation of
idiom
: due to having been invited by
She attended the fund-raiser at the invitation of the committee chairperson.
Examples of at the invitation of in a Sentence
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One of the Caribbean leaders told the Miami Herald that the proposal for a presidential council with multiple members was first put on the table by Haitians in June 2023 when political and civic leaders traveled to Kingston, Jamaica, at the invitation of CARICOM to negotiate with Henry.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
The Bunges moved to Miami in 1989 at the invitation of the Miami Project, founded by Dr. Green, a neurosurgeon, and Nick Buoniconti, a Hall of Fame linebacker whose son was paralyzed in a college-football game.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
As Caribbean leaders wrapped up their summit, Henry was on his way to Kenya at the invitation of President William Ruto.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended the event at the invitation of their friends, Brian Robbins, the president and CEO of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon, and his wife Tracy James, and hung out with the film’s star following the premiere.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
The mayor also attended Once Upon a Kitchen, a $6,000-per-person pop-up event on the Grand Prix party circuit at the invitation of the Gr8 Experience, the hospitality group hosting the event.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024
Du Bois joined the American Communist Party in 1961 before leaving the country to live in Ghana at the invitation of its president, Kwame Nkrumah, and became a citizen there, according to History.com.
—Tobi Raji, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
The Pentagon has about 2,500 U.S. troops in Iraq at the invitation of the government in Baghdad to prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State.
—Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
The Pentagon has maintained that the presence of its forces is still at the invitation of the Iraqi government and nothing has changed.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
The Bunges moved to Miami in 1989 at the invitation of the Miami Project, founded by Dr. Green, a neurosurgeon, and Nick Buoniconti, a Hall of Fame linebacker whose son was paralyzed in a college-football game.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
As Caribbean leaders wrapped up their summit, Henry was on his way to Kenya at the invitation of President William Ruto.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended the event at the invitation of their friends, Brian Robbins, the president and CEO of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon, and his wife Tracy James, and hung out with the film’s star following the premiere.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
The mayor also attended Once Upon a Kitchen, a $6,000-per-person pop-up event on the Grand Prix party circuit at the invitation of the Gr8 Experience, the hospitality group hosting the event.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024
Du Bois joined the American Communist Party in 1961 before leaving the country to live in Ghana at the invitation of its president, Kwame Nkrumah, and became a citizen there, according to History.com.
—Tobi Raji, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
The Pentagon has about 2,500 U.S. troops in Iraq at the invitation of the government in Baghdad to prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State.
—Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
The Pentagon has maintained that the presence of its forces is still at the invitation of the Iraqi government and nothing has changed.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
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