Sentence examples for become received from inspiring English sources
The phrase "become received" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It is not a standard expression and may confuse readers, as "become" and "received" do not typically work together in this way.
Example: "The message was expected to become received by the end of the day." (This is awkward and unclear.)
Alternatives: "become accepted" or "become acknowledged.".
It's become received wisdom that wealthy foreigners are to blame for the unaffordability of homes in London.
It has become received wisdom on Wall Street that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has damaged American competitiveness.
In recent days, it has become received wisdom that the race for this year's Best Picture Oscar is effectively between Linklater's "Boyhood" and "Birdman".
Though not a photographer, Jaar makes work that looks closely at how photographic images are used by those in power to construct narratives that then become received truths.
It seems to have become received wisdom that the first post-Jeremy Clarkson series of Top Gear failed because of its presenters.
Conspiracy theories that the United States killed Sistani become received wisdom, and even reasonable voices blame the United States for allowing it to happen.
The risk is that orchestras retreat to safe repertoires, theatres become receiving houses for safe travelling commercial productions, museums and galleries go part-time, with no new exhibitions.
The idea that Pakistan's interests were best served by a pliant pro-Pakistani government in Kabul became received wisdom.
To see just how it became received wisdom, we have to go back to the Daily Star last Thursday.
They had been told so often by environmental activists that there must be some relation between breast cancer rates here and one or another chemical pollutant that it became received wisdom; no doubters were tolerated.
A person destined to become chief received instruction from others (such as elders, ritualists, and shamans) and continued to receive such counsel after assumption of office.
