After receiving a letter, telling him

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Bassim

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I am wondering if my sentence sounds natural. Is it correct to use "high-five with"?

After receiving a letter, telling him he had been admitted at Oxford University, David high-fived with his parents.
 

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I'd delete the first comma.
 

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In the U.S., you high-five someone, you don't high-five WITH someone.
Also, I'd say "When he..." rather than "After."

When he read the letter saying he'd been admitted to Oxford University, David high-fived his parents.
 
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