on/at the receiving end
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Examples of on/at the receiving end in a Sentence
The Editors, National Review, 15 May 2024
The Kansas City Royals were on the receiving end of a stellar Monday evening performance from Seattle Mariners starting pitcher George Kirby.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024
Related Articles Bailey was on the receiving end of approximately 30 pitches from Blake Snell, providing the Giants a two-for-one of positive health developments.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024
TIffany Haddish has been on the receiving end of a lot of online hate for quite a while now, so much so that she's taken hands-on measures to combat the cyberbullying.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 3 May 2024
The gym scene set off a wave of fresh vitriol for Lopez, a celebrity who is often on the receiving end of an online firing squad for reasons ranging from her talent to her unwavering commitment to being so unabashedly JENNIFER LOPEZ, carrying herself in all-caps, bold-font fashion.
—Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Apple has been on the receiving end of China’s riposte, as it’s had to navigate an escalated ban on iPhones in Chinese government-run or state-backed businesses.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2024
The documentary showed footage of two of Galliano’s verbal attacks, and gives space to one victim, Philippe Virgitti, who was on the receiving end of the designer's vitriol in a bar in Paris in 2011.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
In most cases, especially those that include the use of extensive footage of full materials, the person on the receiving end of the request removes the material.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
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Dictionary Entries Near on/at the receiving end
on/at the point of (doing something)
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“On/at the receiving end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%2Fat%20the%20receiving%20end. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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