Example Sentences

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I still am receiving my VA disability pension of $347 a month and I am waiting for an increase of benefits to be approved that will boost my pension by about $1,200.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

"I am receiving an almost impossible inheritance," he told the Rome gathering of Forza Italia's national, European and local representatives.

From Reuters • Jul. 15, 2023

“I have been hospitalized and am receiving treatment in San Francisco and expect to make a full recovery. I hope to return to the Senate later this month.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2023

“I was diagnosed over the February recess with a case of shingles. I have been hospitalized and am receiving treatment in San Francisco,” Ms. Feinstein said in a statement to Fox News.

From Washington Times • Mar. 2, 2023

My social calendar is always full at Miss Preston's, and the number of fine folks I meet really is a credit to the education I am receiving here.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland