Example Sentences

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Now, a recipient’s “estate” includes property in which the person had a legal interest at the time of death.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

I also experienced the risky complication known as graft-versus-host disease, in which donor immune cells, even when they are a lifesaving match, attack the recipient’s body—sometimes fatally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Prasad suggested in his memo that the agency will do away with the practice of relying on studies that measure a recipient’s immune response to a vaccine, rather than measuring clinical outcomes.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

The challenge, however, is that the recipient’s immune system often identifies donor cells as foreign and destroys them before they can attack the cancer.

From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2025

Since flowers were not allowed in the auditorium, they were delivered to the classrooms where the teachers placed them on the recipient’s desk.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith