In a sentence
Six example sentences with reception, each labelled with its topic.
The film's reception at the festival was warm, with long applause and reviewers praising a director nobody had heard of.
Movies
The gallery expected outrage, but the reception was polite and puzzled, as visitors circled the sculpture without saying much.
Art
Her first novel met a cool reception, yet the same critics called the sequel the finest book of the decade.
Literature
The album's reception was lukewarm at first, and only a live recording a year later turned critics around.
Music
The budget got a hostile reception in the chamber, with members from her own party shouting over the minister.
Politics
The launch's reception on the forums was brutal, and the founders spent the weekend answering every angry thread themselves.
Startups
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