Explore Greeting through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like salutation or acknowledgment. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Greeting in a sentence
Related words
Greeting meaning
- A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.
- The action of the verb to greet.
Synonyms of Greeting
Using Greeting
- The main meaning on this page is: A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence. | The action of the verb to greet.
- Useful related words include: salutation, acknowledgment, acknowledgement.
- In the example corpus, greeting often appears in combinations such as: greeting cards, greeting and, greeting the.
Context around Greeting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 12 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Greeting
- In this selection, "greeting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, formal, good, great, cards, namaste and party stand out and add context to how "greeting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a formal greeting and closing and include a greeting and also. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "greeting" sits close to words such as breezy, controversies and dearly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with greeting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Your correspondence must include a greeting and closing Closing and Very good Greeting to start with. (16 words)
Your letter must include a formal greeting and closing, Fantastic Greeting and Final to start with. (16 words)
Your correspondence has to incorporate a greeting and final Very good Greeting and Final to begin with. (17 words)
And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! (42 words)
Arriving at the Prince's Trust awards a fortnight ago, Charles twice extended his hand to greet people before withdrawing it at the last minute in mock horror and greeting then with a bow and the Hindi greeting 'Namaste'. (39 words)
As for Wilson, a tumultuous personal life saw her greeting unemployment with not a little relief, the talented performer later remarking, "It felt a bit like I was on a sports team, but I was always on the bench. (39 words)
And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! (42 words)
Example sentences (20)
Arriving at the Prince's Trust awards a fortnight ago, Charles twice extended his hand to greet people before withdrawing it at the last minute in mock horror and greeting then with a bow and the Hindi greeting 'Namaste'.
Great Greeting and Final to start with, your personal correspondence needs to incorporate a formal greeting and closing.
Greeting party workers with the traditional greeting ‘Vanakkam’, Modi said, “This is my first visit to Chennai after being re-elected to this year.
Your correspondence has to incorporate a greeting and final Very good Greeting and Final to begin with.
Your correspondence must include a greeting and closing Closing and Very good Greeting to start with.
Your letter must include a formal greeting and closing, Fantastic Greeting and Final to start with.
Your letter needs to incorporate a formal greeting and also closing Closing and Great Greeting to start with.
Your personal correspondence must include a greeting and also closing, Superior Greeting and Closing to start out with.
Your personal correspondence needs to include a greeting and also closing Final and Excellent Greeting to start out with.
Your private letter must include a greeting and closing, Very good Greeting and Closing to begin with.
A catalogue of early greeting cards in Malta proves virtually inexhaustible; the creativity behind them, rather uneven.
A couplet he sent me last year on Diwali as a greeting is very relevant to answer this question: Chiragan kar ke kyon dil bahla rahe ho duniya walon/Andhera lakh roshan ho ujala phir ujala hai.
After greeting well-wishers, Charles was joined on the tour of the university’s Cop28 Cleantech exhibition by Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron, with the UK Government sponsoring the exhibition.
A morning meeting can consist of students greeting one another with kindness and responding to one another with empathy.
And after the service finishes, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh and Islamic faith leaders will deliver a greeting to the newly-crowned King and Queen.
And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
As for Wilson, a tumultuous personal life saw her greeting unemployment with not a little relief, the talented performer later remarking, "It felt a bit like I was on a sports team, but I was always on the bench.
A Welcome bonus is an attractive offer provided by betting sites to new users, acting as a warm greeting and encouragement for them to join.
Begin thinking about what you have: draft notice, photographs, news clippings, greeting cards, letters, notes, telegrams, citations, ribbons, shrapnel.
Bester took a moment to greet Magudumana's father, Zolile Sekeleni, who acknowledged his greeting with a smile and handshake.
Common combinations with greeting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- greeting cards 20×
- greeting and 18×
- greeting the 14×
- of greeting 11×
- greeting each 10×
- and greeting 9×
- greeting from 8×
- greeting card 8×
- after greeting 7×
- greeting to 6×