receiving line
nounDefinition of receiving line
: a group of people who stand in a line and individually welcome guests (as at a wedding reception)
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The sixth grader walked the receiving line with his mother, Eleen Gordon, and younger siblings, his brother bound for Sarah J. Rawson Elementary School and his 2-year-old sister just along for the ride. — Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, "A rousing welcome for new Milner Middle marks first day of school in Hartford," 27 Aug. 2019 Smiling broadly and waving, the President disembarked from his plane to be greeted by a receiving line of prominent Houstonians and Gov. Price Daniel. — William R. Mackaye And Walter S. Mansell, Houston Chronicle, "‘We Aim to Be First on Moon,’ President Tells 45,000 at Rice U.," 21 July 2019 Kennedy was greeted by Mayor and Mrs. Lewis Cutrer and then led to the receiving line. — William R. Mackaye And Walter S. Mansell, Houston Chronicle, "‘We Aim to Be First on Moon,’ President Tells 45,000 at Rice U.," 21 July 2019 Three times he and Rapinoe met and shook hands as the American captain went through a receiving line of various government and FIFA officials to receive her awards. — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, "Megan Rapinoe took center stage and owned it at Women's World Cup," 7 July 2019 Mixon had 34 targets as a rookie and 55 last year, and has a career receiving line of 73 receptions for 583 yards and one touchdown. — Michael Beller, SI.com, "Fantasy Football 2019: Six Players Not as Valuable as Their Current Draft Position Indicates," 2 July 2019 Yeah, that's right, when the sushi chef met Kim Jong-un for the first time, they were lined up in a receiving line to greet the two little generals, Kim Jong-un and his older brother. — CBS News, "Transcript: Anna Fifield talks with Michael Morell on "Intelligence Matters"," 19 June 2019 And the receiving line itself has, in the past, taken several painful hours, pushing dinner and the presentations into the wee hours. — Bob Morris, Town & Country, "The Curious Plight of the Modern Debutante," 28 Nov. 2017 After exiting the football field, the couple went through a short receiving line that included Bartlett principal Sean Prince and retired Bartlett principal Dan Gallego, and then walked through an arch formed by football players. — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, "The bride wore a blue-and-gold Bartlett shirt and tie-dyed pants. So did the groom.," 13 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'receiving line.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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