RECEIVED in a Sentence

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420 example sentences for RECEIVED, such as:
1. No divorced person was received.
2. We received a negative answer to our request.
3. She had received a summons to appear in court.
4. She received guests with a respectful attitude.
5. A total of twenty letters were received last month.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of RECEIVED
received
 v.  accept as true or valid
 v.  receive as a retribution or punishment
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Scarlett's face did not change but her lips went white--like a person who has received a stunning blow without warning and who, in the first moments of shock, does not realize what has happened.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
2  Gerald liked his gifts to be received with clapping of hands and kisses.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
3  Ellen had been given this preparation for marriage which any well- brought-up young lady received, and she also had Mammy, who could galvanize the most shiftless negro into energy.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
4  Scarlett digested this in silence, for she had never before been under the same roof with anyone who was not received.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
5  Scarlett had an uneasy feeling that this man who was not received was the only one present who knew what lay behind her wild gaiety and that it was affording him sardonic amusement.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
6  From the two he loved best, Charles had received no toughening influences, learned nothing of harshness or reality, and the home in which he grew to manhood was as soft as a bird's nest.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
7  Just think, there's not a home in Charleston where I am received.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
8  Scarlett had received too many ardent love letters herself not to recognize the authentic note of passion when she saw it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
9  Had it not been for the upset conditions due to the war and his own services to the Confederate government, Rhett Butler would never have been received in Atlanta.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
10  And, except for Melanie, he probably would not have been received there.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
11  A hasty note from Darcy Meade to the doctor, the only first-hand information Atlanta received during those first days of July, was passed from hand to hand, with mounting indignation.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
12  The stories about him that came back to Atlanta from Richmond and Wilmington made those who had received him in other days writhe with shame.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
13  No divorced person was received.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
14  Melanie, who was now in her fifth month, had not been out in public or received guests for weeks, and she was appalled at the idea.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
15  Despite his remark: "It's a foolish war when old fools like me are out toting guns," the girls received the impression that Uncle Henry was enjoying himself.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  I've received a gift from him, but I'm not going to accept it.
2  It was delightful news for me to learn that you have received a Doctor's Degree from Chicago University.
3  We've received permission to go ahead with the music festival in spite of opposition from local residents.
4  Although the plan received unanimous approval, this does not mean that it represents the lowest common denominator.
5  The TV station has received a barrage of complaints about the amount of violence in the series.
6  We received a negative answer to our request.
7  Few candidates had received any training in management.
8  She received a summons to appear in court the following week.
9  She had received a summons to appear in court.
10  The story has received scant attention in the press.
11  She received guests with a respectful attitude.
12  The deal fell through when the author received a more attractive offer.
13  Her heart beat violently when she received the letter.
14  A total of twenty letters were received last month.
15  She received the best schooling the town could offer.