"I think they thought it was going to be a more chatty meet-and-greet kind of event than it was," Ms. Washburn said.
I felt honored to be there, but what felt better is the staff greeted us with kind words and spoke kindness as we all went our separate ways afterwards.
With just over 30,000 in attendance it was greeted by the kind of applause normally heard after a bogey putt.
It was a hit in Europe, greeted with the kind of clamour usually reserved for rock bands.
Cumberbatch's arrival on stage was greeted with the kind of screams that normally accompany singer Justin Bieber.
Going to any orchestra now, you're not going to be greeted by that kind of thing.
Rather, he will be greeted by the kind of tricky task of democratic reform that seemingly faces Brazil's Lula (see article).
When the Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, took office in 2015, he too was greeted with charm, kind words and full honours.
When "The Real Thing" first opened, it was greeted with the kind of exclamations that heralded Garbo's debut in talking pictures.
In some quarters, perhaps governmental corridors, these numbers have been greeted with the kind of sigh of relief that exasperated parents might reserve for teenage kids bent on pursuing "worthless" enthusiasms.
