Example collocations logo

Receive in sentence

1930 examples of Receive in a sentence

He begins to receive unmarked, seemingly empty packages from an unknown source.
I was floored when I saw it back in the day, and I could not understand why it did not receive the recognition it deserved, but now I think I understand the undercurrent which it churned within the industry was not good.
The Grey Zone is a poetic and masterful Holocaust drama based on the true story of Jews who did the seemingly unthinkable by working for the Nazis inside concentration camps for a chance to receive better living conditions and the possibility of staying alive for a few extra months before being exterminated themselves.
I wasn't surprised he was amazed to receive yet another undeserved Oscar nomination for this garbage, not only is the film so terribly acted by its elderly cast but there is nothing good about Burton's awful performance at all.
Charlie arranges for Julie to receive a probationary investigator's license and begin working with Kris and Kelly.
Afterwards she discusses Jodie with Sargeant Martin (Jim Davis) from the missing persons bureau, Judith doesn't receive much encouragement & decides to investigate Jodies disappearance herself.
Released in August of 2002, the Touch cannot receive good comment from critics and audience.
I came expecting to receive a message, but soon found that what I was sharing with others in the theater was a transformative experience.
(During a scene of 'death' pictures) Comments include, " You will witness visions so incredibly graphic that your brain will surely comprehend the ghastly images it will receive!". Although, this footage is supposed to be 100% real, you won't know what the circumstances behind the scenes were, and therefore I found it boring and just vile.
Carlo Bianchi(Nino Castelnuovo)is a very successful photographer enjoying the sexual kicks you receive from being a big-shot in the industry.
Make certain to stay 'til the end of the credits; Sherlock Holmes fans will receive an ingenious clue to the his "future".
The story of "Hellraiser:Hellworld" revolves around a group of teens who receive invitations through a Hellraiser website to attend a Hellworld party.They then find themselves in a huge mansion party with plenty of sex and booze.The party is hosted by the Lance Henriksen character.Then one by one the gang start to die at the hands of Pinhead and the Cenobites at the urging of the host,who apparently has a hidden score to settle with each of the teens."Hellraiser:Hellworld" is a crappy teen slasher flick with little bit of gore and sex thrown in.The characters are obnoxious and stupid and the action moves at snail's pace.Pinhead is used sparingly and his dialogue sucks.The direction by Rick Bota is uninspired and the script by Joel Soisson is extremely predictable.Like "Hellraiser:Deader","Hellword" is beyond bad and even Henriksen's great performance can't save the film.3
Truth is of secondary importance, and it is clear that in the American justice system, only the wealthy can receive anything approaching fairness.
The grandfather wants that his grandson takes him to the powwow and as reward he will receive a car from his grandfather.
Suburbia and its inhabitants aching for real communion, mostly unable to give or receive it...how well this movie expressed it!
I could see this is a fine show about two real life actors like Dame Judi Dench and Michael Williams (who did receive a papal knighthood) playing two odd characters like a linguist and a landscaper.
Michael never did receive the fame or accolades as his wife but I know he was proud of her even now as she earns one of Britain's top honor, Companion of Honor, only 65 living people at a time can receive this honor.
Seven years later, the remaining sorority sisters receive invitations to attend a reunion at an isolated mountain estate.
The paramedics David Vaughn (Johnny Messner) and Victor (Jon Huertas) receive an emergency call from the girl Libby (Saige Ryan Campbell) in a remote gas station.
The repeated questions about why the directors make cinema and whether it's "mortal" receive predictably lame responses, but the glimpses of them at work, punctuated with their 50 second films, is mesmerizing.
I am disappointed it did not receive a better advertising/marketing campaign.
First and foremost Brad Pitt has to receive special credit, not only for being the funniest of the lot but for willingly making a complete fool of himself for the role and doing it brilliantly.
What is worse, our heros play a game called "Knockout" which involves dropping rocks from a freeway overpass which everyone knows is as potentially lethal as the gangbangers shooting up the "hood" with their Uzzis and for which they receive a mere reprimand.
We seem to hold the belief that when someone is incarcerated, guilty or not, whatever treatment they receive on "the inside" is something they deserve.
We should receive 3 free tickets from 20th century fox for this shameful movie experience.
Unfortunately this movie has not been put on DVD and was not receive wide publicity, so it was overlooked.
Jeremy finds out that he'll receive his Uncle's inheritance due to the fact that his mother is dead and her share will go to him thanks to a clause in Hendrick's will.
Patients who do receive care are often treated with substandard, even harmful, medicine.
Of course, such a shift would require professors to receive training in these methods.
And it is difficult to imagine his white colleague telling the national press that watching this 51-year-old man lead is like watching a 22-year-old “son” receive his BA.
BackNext