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receiving line

noun

  1. a row formed by the hosts, guests of honor, or the like, for receiving guests formally at a ball, reception, etc.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of receiving line1

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
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Example Sentences

A fired-up Chapman ran alongside the dugout railing for a receiving line of high-fives to his glove from teammates, and the out call at first base was quickly upheld following a replay review.

A fired-up Chapman ran alongside the dugout railing for a receiving line of high-fives to his glove from teammates, and the out call at first base was quickly upheld following a replay review.

Entering the museum they ascended the grand interior staircase, hit the receiving line, and then headed to cocktails, where, they said, they slowly started to relax.

My sister, who died at age 48 of breast cancer, had become an angel through the workings of Death, but she had — as reaffirmed again and again through the tears and sorrows of the receiving line — also been an angel in her Waking Life.

President Biden and Jill Biden, the first lady, were first in the receiving line.

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