7 sentences with 'receives'
Example sentences and phrases with the word receives and other words derived from it.
• « When the shaman is reduced to a skeleton, he receives new flesh and blood and experiences magical flights to the celestial regions by means of a rainbow. »
• « During the process of death and rebirth, he receives supernatural powers and instructions from semi-divine beings in human or animal forms. »
• « For every "excellent" on their report card, the employee receives 1,000 points, and for every "good", 500. The points can be exchanged for merchandise, theatre tickets or money to pay for university studies and buy books. »
• « Every day he receives a huge sack of letters, too big to deal with in person, from people seeking answers to questions such as: Are there life forms similar to ours in another universe? »
• « The North Sea, for example, receives about 700,000 tonnes of phosphates annually. These and other waters produce what scientists call eutrophication. »
• « We are moving away from Jupiter thanks to a special effort of our spacecraft: it is not easy to escape the gravitational pull of this planet, which also radiates several times more energy than it receives from the Sun. »
• « Like Jupiter, Saturn radiates more heat than it receives from the Sun, although not as much as its larger sibling. This may be what causes the cloud formations in its atmosphere. »