Sentence examples for receiving an answer from inspiring English sources

"receiving an answer" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when someone has asked a question and they are expecting to receive a reply. For example: "After asking the professor the question, he hoped to be receiving an answer soon."

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On receiving an answer, he responded: "So why the fuck doesn't it do that?" The head of the team was fired in front of the rest.

The task force also complained that the city had asked the commission — without receiving an answer — about reclassifying several "key information technology titles" to exempt them from the civil service exam requirement.

'Yes', said Mr Hoggart, 'it gains a dirty suggestiveness.' Rising in cross-examination, Mr Griffith-Jones wanted to know what Mr Hoggart meant by 'puritanical', receiving an answer to the effect that a puritan was a man who felt a profound sense of responsibility to his own conscience.

Issued requests are "remembered" and taken into account when requesting further resources, so that the feedback delay of the system (i.e., the time between sending a request and receiving an answer for it) can be accounted for.

The definition was "I believe in a God to whom one may pray in the expectation of receiving an answer".

Lori repeatedly asked Paul why he wouldn't speak and, not receiving an answer, began provoking Paul to "say anything," seeming as committed to eliciting a response as Paul was to not responding.

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I never received an answer.

The league has not received an answer.

Last night, she received an answer.

He has not received an answer.

This time he received an answer.

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