house party
noun
: a party lasting over one or more nights at a residence (such as a home or fraternity house)
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This high school house party is filling up fast.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
And, toward the back of the arena, there was a squat pink casita that was hosting a raucous house party.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Police said last week that there had been a house party in the area that spilled out into a parking lot, where the shooting happened.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Todd was attending a house party on June 17 with a friend when police broke the party up, according to his friend and his mother.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
And, toward the back of the arena, there was a squat pink casita that was hosting a raucous house party.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Police said last week that there had been a house party in the area that spilled out into a parking lot, where the shooting happened.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Todd was attending a house party on June 17 with a friend when police broke the party up, according to his friend and his mother.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for house party
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“House party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20party. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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