Sentence examples for recipient of something from inspiring English sources

Senator John McCain was the recipient of something that could be a schoolyard joke or an especially repulsive malediction, depending on the audience: "McCain don't belong in any chair unless he's paralyzed".

"Obama is the recipient of something, but he did not stand in the Senate after he was elected and say that there is a significant absence in this chamber, that he was the only African-American and this is wrong.

Illustration by Barry Blitt Obamaa is the recipient of something, but he did not stand in the Senate after he was elected and say that there is a significant absence in this chamber, that he was the only African-American and this is wrong.

But who on earth did he have in mind as the recipient for something like "The Child Prodigy," an image of a fetus playing a tiny violin?

If you can't think of something nice to say about the recipient(s), compliment the present/gesture instead.

As development partners of Nepal, China's and India's DAH programs in the country are mostly "recipient driven", something which reflects the needs of Nepal and respects its ownership.

A verb (finite or nonfinite) can be preceded by noun phrases that denote various g-n-p markers, such as object (direct or indirect), instrumentality (whether the object will be used to accomplish something), goal (or recipient of action), and the source, location, and direction of the action in reference to the object.

Second, those who were in a position to give that help knew something about the recipient of their help, and could thus make choices about future help based on the character and behaviors displayed by the recipient, and even the way the help was used.

If your recipient likes something seasonal, get a gift that will remind them of that thing all year round.

When a recipient of an NIH Research Career Development Award fails to win tenure, something strange is going on.

The century-old United Way became the largest collective recipient of charitable largess in the U.S. partly by being something to everyone.