on/at the receiving end
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Examples of on/at the receiving end in a Sentence
Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Apple has been on the receiving end of China’s riposte, as it’s had to navigate an escalated ban on iPhones in Chinese government-run or state-backed businesses.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2024
The documentary showed footage of two of Galliano’s verbal attacks, and gives space to one victim, Philippe Virgitti, who was on the receiving end of the designer's vitriol in a bar in Paris in 2011.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
In most cases, especially those that include the use of extensive footage of full materials, the person on the receiving end of the request removes the material.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
However, Meta won’t guarantee that the apps on the receiving end of WhatsApp and Messenger users’ chats won’t do anything unsavory.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 6 Mar. 2024
Spector, who is on the receiving end of a lot of public thirst thanks to his role on The Gilded Age, wore custom Fforme with a Bucherer watch, while Hall—a multi-talented actor, filmmaker, and painter—accessorized her custom Gabriela Hearst with glittering Reza jewelry.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2024
Older women might find themselves on the receiving end of more acts of chivalry living overseas.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Candidates launch familiar attacks With fewer people on the stage, the candidates took advantage of the extra time to sling more mud, and usually Braun was on the receiving end.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2024
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Dictionary Entries Near on/at the receiving end
on/at the point of (doing something)
on/at the receiving end
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