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How to use receiver in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun

Receiver means an official whose job is to receive taxes or other monies; a tax collector, a treasurer. Example: “On the quarterback's first read of the situation, his target receiver was not open.”

Examples of receiver by meaning

nounA person or company appointed to settle the affairs of an insolvent entity.

  • It took the name Midland & South Western Junction in 1884 and reached Cheltenham, with its M.R. connection, in 1891; but poverty continued - a receiver had been appointed in 1884.1961 October, “Talking of Trains: Last of the M.S.W.J.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 585

nounAny of several electronic devices that receive electromagnetic waves, or signals transmitted as such.

  • The FCC says it decided to attempt standardization of VHF receivers after getting "thousands of complaints" from disgruntled boatmen who found their sets brought in mostly a lot of garble and static.1976, Boating (volume 40, numbers 1-2, page 152)

nounThe part of a telephone handset contained in the earpiece; (hence) the handset itself; an earpiece.

  • There they waited until after eleven, then Paulvitch took down the receiver of their telephone.1913 June–December, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Plot That Failed”, in The Return of Tarzan, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company...

More sentences with receiver

  • On the quarterback's first read of the situation, his target receiver was not open.From the entry read
  • In a radio transmitter you modulate the carrier wave; in the receiver you demodulate it.From the entry demodulate
  • The team chose to decline the fifteen-yard penalty because their receiver had caught the ball for a thirty-yard gain.From the entry decline
  • She put the phone receiver back in its rest.From the entry rest
  • Two of the receivers ran post patterns.From the entry post
  • The packet receiver circuit interrupted the microprocessor.From the entry interrupt
  • The cornerback tipped the ball away from the receiver.From the entry cornerback
  • A radio transmitter applies modulation to a carrier wave and the receiver applies demodulation to it to recover the message.From the entry demodulation
  • In other words, it transfers the effort from creator to receiver.2025 September 22, Kate Niederhoffer, Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, Angela Lee, Alex Liebscher, Kristina Rapuano, Jeffrey T. Hancock…. From the entry workslop
  • Dot-connecting exercises have pegged New Orleans Saints wide receivers Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed to the Broncos.2025 November 3, Nick Kosmider, “Why I expect the Broncos to stand pat at the NFL trade deadline”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The…. From the entry dot-connecting
  • With Deebo Samuel as their top receiver, they need to give quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo another top target.2020 April 23, Ken Belson, Ben Shpigel, “Full Round 1 2020 N.F.L. Picks and Analysis”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York…. From the entry speedster
  • I used my quarterback to throw the ball twenty yards down the field to a wide-open receiver.2018, Kia Summers, chapter 9, in Exposing His Secrets 4 (The Ramon Lucas Scandal; 4), Mahogany Publications, page unknown. From the entry dogwalk
  • Brady passed the ball to nine different receivers and handed it off to seven.2017 September 18, Nicole Yang, “What you need to know about the Patriots’ big win — and their next opponent”, in Boston Globe. From the entry pass
  • Obviously, it also works the other way round when you are the receiver of an e-message.2014, Robin Anderson, Practical business skills, page 82. From the entry e-message
  • As the connection was broken, the receiver let out a shrill squirt of static.2011, Andy Mulligan, Return to Ribblestrop. From the entry squirt
  • He put away the receiver with a twiddle of pudgy fingers.2011, Edgar Pangborn, A Mirror for Observers. From the entry twiddle
  • The guests, on the other hand, are unprofessionals, the mere receivers of service, the others.2011, Jon Sundbo, Marja Toivonen, User-based Innovation in Services, page 59. From the entry unprofessional
  • I had picked up the receiver with a sense of dread.2011, Wendy Hornsby, Bad Intent, →ISBN. From the entry bad news travels fast
  • The ENCRYPT switches located on panel O7 control the integrity of the Y-code key within each receiver.2008 December 15, NASA, “2.13 Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC)”, in Shuttle Crew Operations Manual (PDF), archived from the…. From the entry zeroize
  • Since these are active infrareds, they require two parts: a transmitter and a receiver.2007, Ed Morawski, Solving the Security Puzzle, page 79. From the entry infrared
  • On the other end of the receiver was a voice, tired and misloved.2007, Anthony B. Pinn, Gregory Colleton, Life Sentences: Short Stories, page 95. From the entry misloved
  • The propagandum has served the purpose of the propagandist if the receiver acts in the desired manner.2006, David Haig, “The Gene Meme”, in Alan Grafen, Mark Ridley, editors, Richard Dawkins: How a Scientist Changed the Way We Think…. From the entry propagandum
  • To achieve this purpose it isn’t necessary that a receiver pass the propagandum on to others.2006, David Haig, “The Gene Meme”, in Alan Grafen, Mark Ridley, editors, Richard Dawkins: How a Scientist Changed the Way We Think…. From the entry propagandum
  • In the receiver detection circuitry the vestige of the lower sideband is added to the upper sideband.2003, Tarmo Anttalainen, Introduction to Telecommunications Network Engineering, page 133. From the entry vestige
  • Ruth muffles the receiver with her hand but I can just make out her saying, “Quiet, Emily.2003, Lily Burana, Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across America, page 223. From the entry suctiony
  • Now, the receiver of the INIT, the initiatee, does not have this luxury.2002, Randall R. Stewart, Qiaobing Xie, Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP): A Reference Guide, Addison-Wesley, →ISBN, page 101. From the entry initiatee
  • Alas, too often the Eagles wide receiver reacts as though he has been asked to dance.2000 September 19, Bill Lyon, “Eagles can’t catch the ball…”, in Lancaster New Era, 124th year, number 38,636, Lancaster, Pa., page C-6. From the entry tippy-tap
  • Sferics are classified normally by the frequency of the receiver used to detect them.1998, Donald R. MacGorman, W. David Rust, The Electrical Nature of Storms. From the entry sferics
  • "That meant three receivers to the right side, flood the zone and try for the tip."1998 November 22, Hal Bock, “Hail To Flutie And The Gang: Miracle Pass to Phelan Still Has Lasting Effect on Players”, in Los Angeles…. From the entry flood the zone
  • "Stupid" would only inflammate both the end receiver and the unsuspecting bypasser, like me.1993 October 14, Edmund Gin, “Pulling it together (was:Korean names)”, in soc.culture.korean (Usenet), archived from the original on 30…. From the entry inflammate
  • Here, the receiver combines the sideline-flag pattern with a second sideline cut.1993, Bud Wilkinson, Football: Winning Offense, →ISBN, page 68. From the entry sideline cut
  • Receivers often incorporate digital equalisers to 'mop up' slight intersymbol interference after initial filtering at the receiver.1992, Chris C. Bissell, David A. Chapman, Digital signal transmission (2nd edition), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 147. From the entry filter
  • Adam had slammed down the telephone receiver and immediately given the order to abandon their position.[1988, Margaret Pemberton, chapter 12, in The Last Goodbye, Severn House, published 2007, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 200. From the entry Wong Nai Chung Gap
  • When Frank put the receiver to his ear, a sepulchral voice asked, "What hath God wrought?"1987, Edward Fischer, Notre Dame Remembered: An Autobiography, page 173. From the entry what hath God wrought
  • The misplaced telephone receiver suggests they may have left a harmonica bug.1985, Vernon Tom Hyman, Giant Killer, page 78. From the entry harmonica bug
  • In the sideline-and-up pass, both the receiver and the passer are faking the sideline cut.1958, Donald E. Fuoss, Quarterback generalship and strategy, page 96. From the entry sideline cut
  • I wasn’t sure whether you would wish to receiver her, m’lady.1938, Gilbert Frankau, The Dangerous Years: A Trilogy, New York, N.Y.: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., book three (Present Day), chapter…. From the entry m'lady

Meaning of receiver

  1. noun An official whose job is to receive taxes or other monies; a tax collector, a treasurer.
  2. noun A person who receives something in a general sense; a recipient.
  3. noun A person who accepts stolen goods.

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Questions about receiver in a sentence

How do you use receiver in a sentence?
Receiver is used as a noun. For example: “On the quarterback's first read of the situation, his target receiver was not open.”
What is a short sentence with receiver?
“The packet receiver circuit interrupted the microprocessor.”
What does receiver mean?
Receiver means an official whose job is to receive taxes or other monies; a tax collector, a treasurer.

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