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

on/at the receiving end

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  • But what does this quip mean, and who has been on the receiving end of it?
    — Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024
  • Just try not to think about being on the receiving end of such a system.
    — New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Bliss has been on the receiving end of dog-barking complaints.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • But even the great players have been on the receiving end of merciless boos.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • The question is, who will be on the receiving end of such automation?
    — Allison Pugh, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
  • As a result, those consumers on the receiving end, feel a sense of belonging.
    — Sonia Thompson, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Ersdaile David will be on the receiving end of passes from Chavez.
    — Glenn Reeves, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Most alarming is the fact that a majority of these teachers have been on the receiving end of abuse.
    — Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • Wyle, however, picked up on a strategy so as to not end up on the receiving end of the trickery.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
  • Infidelity is one of the most soul-crushing ordeals to be on the receiving end of.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
  • As the snake and the hawk fought one another, Jones was on the receiving end of both animals’ blows.
    — Outdoor Life, 9 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
  • The fighters take turns hitting each other in the face with an open hand, and those on the receiving end stand with their hands behind their backs.
    — Mark Anderson, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Lucie, 44, was one of the women on the receiving end of this story in March.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 July 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
  • Jay’Shon Ridgle was on the receiving end of five of those scoring tosses.
    — al, 5 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • Within minutes, that criticism is public for the world to see, and the person on the receiving end feels its sting.
    — Libby Ryan, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • The tension became physical in the third quarter when, as seen in the video, White was on the receiving end of a spinning back fist.
    — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 17 Sep. 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
  • 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

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