How to Use giver in a Sentence

giver

noun
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  • That’s why many givers just cut to the chase and go with cold, hard cash.
    — Leigh-Ann Jackson, wsj.com, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The next in line for the throne is a thoughtful gift-giver.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Nov. 2018
  • For just two minutes, the sun, the giver of all life, will blink out.
    — Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2017
  • Is Trump the permission-giver or the butt of the joke or both?
    — chicagotribune.com, 23 Dec. 2017
  • But the care givers fill those rooms with so much sincere love and hope — and that’s food for the soul.
    — Patrick Gomez, PEOPLE.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • And that's saying a lot, as she is known to be quite the gift giver.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 13 Dec. 2022
  • And the more love the prize givers throw at it, the more some people want to throw themselves off a cliff.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2018
  • Take note of these ideas, and you'll be crowned the most thoughtful gift-giver on the block.
    — Betsy Cribb, Southern Living, 12 May 2021
  • All the gift giver has to do is decide how many items should go in the box.
    — Alyssa Newcomb, Fortune, 15 May 2021
  • The giver is a relative of a close friend and lives with her.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Start shopping to claim your spot as the best gift giver!
    — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The act of giving thanks can be healing for the giver, too.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 28 Nov. 2019
  • Nevada isn’t about the reader, which is to say it’s not about the giver.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 6 July 2022
  • And there’s a little bit of pressure on you as the giver, too!
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Woman's Day, 15 Mar. 2023
  • These picks are sure to secure you the #1 spot as the best gift-giver in their circle.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Gift givers could then print out a certificate and send a check.
    — Joseph Pisani, USA TODAY, 26 June 2017
  • At the same time, the giver ignores their own needs and feelings for the other’s sake.
    — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 2 Nov. 2022
  • What’s a gift-giver to do if the couple doesn’t like pizza?
    — Dolly Merritt, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 19 Oct. 2019
  • The gift-receiver and the gift-giver are united in joy, in peace.
    — Faine Greenwood, Slate Magazine, 3 Jan. 2018
  • When giving a bouquet of flowers, does the giver have to put them in a vase to complete the gift?
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Let mercy be the character of the law-giver, but let the judge be a mere machine.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
  • But the art of fundraising is there’s givers and there’s fundraisers and some people straddle it.
    — Eric Johnson, Recode, 12 Nov. 2018
  • This making of merit is believed to negate the effect of past evils in the giver’s present life, as well as the next.
    — Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2020
  • The name-givers also steered clear of linking the virus to China or the city of Wuhan, where it was first identified.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Remember that book The Giver, by Lois Lowry, where the giver has all the colors and the feelings and stuff?
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2023
  • What is the correct response when the giver dies before thanks are sent?
    — Washington Post, 28 June 2021
  • Your gift giver appears not to have a problem with the bully.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The giver of a ring should be concerned, foremost, with what the ring means to the recipient.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • For now, have your credit card info ready and prepare to be crowned the best gift giver of all time.
    — Sarah Han, Allure, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The givers compare clues to see if there are any duplicates, erasing those, and then the guesser has just one shot to get the answer.
    — Keith Law, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2024

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