Examples of guest in a Sentence
Melanie Curry, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2023
Reef: Save 30 percent off sitewide, including water-friendly sandals and shoes.
Reformation: Reformation is offering 25 percent off sitewide, including wedding guest dresses, cashmere sweaters, and chunky loafers.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Nov. 2023
In addition to the concert, Martell Cognac provided a unique experience for select guests that featured cocktails such as the French 75, the Swift & Ginger, the Martell Martarita, and the Pomme Highball.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Nov. 2023
Staying close friends with his Victorious castmates, Bennett appeared in two of Grande’s music videos, surprised fans onstage during her Sweetener tour and guest starred on an episode of Dynasty alongside Gillies.
—Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
Central to the wellbeing element is the guests’ onboard experience.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2023
Today, however, the Domaine’s guests are more lowkey than warrior kings on horseback—discretion goes hand in hand with the secluded calm of the estate’s still lakes and rows of beech, oak, and chestnut trees that turn gold in the autumn sun.
—Shon Faye, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2023
Steak and salmon were on each guest's plate and Scott, sitting across from his nephew, appeared tired -- or at the very least less animated.
—Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2023
Rosewood Little Dix Bay There are two crystalline pools, a tennis court, and a water sports center where guests can sail Hobie Cats, kayak, snorkel, and paddleboard in the tranquil bay.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 12 Nov. 2023
Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2023
While appearing on his SiriusXM radio show, Radio Andy, earlier this week, Andy Cohen revealed to guest Danny Pellegrino that the RHONJ cast was supposed to travel to the Berkshires in Massachusetts, but a fire ruined their plans.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2023
Ever since Thalía invited Becky to guest on one of her songs back in 2015, the two have stayed close, reaching out to compliment each other and trade advice.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023
During an episode of her daytime talk show this week, Clarkson spoke to guest Bowen Yang about Swift and Travis Kelce’s surprise Saturday Night Live appearance and the sketch lampooning the NFL’s newfound obsession with the couple.
—Vulture, 22 Oct. 2023
Bloom will guest star as the new character and jeweler Mr. Raccoon, who assists with the preparations Mr. Bull and Mrs. Cow’s nuptials in the show’s first-ever wedding.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2023
Bebe Neuwirth will also guest star in one episode, reprising the role of Dr. Lilith Sternin.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 22 Aug. 2023
Your window coverings can be sale items; so can guest linens and bedding.
—Erin Hayes Burt, Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2023
The concert also features Jessie Reyez, who guests on the album.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2023
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Word History
Noun
Middle English gest, gyst, gust, gist "person to whom hospitality is extended, visitor, stranger," going back to Old English giest, gyst, gest, gæst (with Middle English g probably in part from Old Norse gestr), going back to Germanic *gasti- (whence also Old Frisian jest "guest," Old Saxon & Old High German gast "guest, stranger," Old Norse gestr, Gothic gasts "stranger") going back to dialectal Indo-European *ghost-i- "outsider, guest," whence also Old Church Slavic gostĭ "guest," Latin hostis "foreigner, stranger" (in early use), "enemy"
Note: An etymon limited to three western Indo-European branches. Further analysis of the word has been made on the basis of early use of Latin hostis, taken to mean, on the basis of the Law of the Twelve Tables, "outsider due the same right of ownership as a Roman citizen"; from the same base would be hostus "yield of olive oil from a single pressing" (narrowed from a presumed more general "yield, compensation"), the derived verb hostīre "to recompense, requite," and the noun hostia "sacrificial animal, sacrifice" ("recompense to the gods," perhaps originally feminine of an adjective *hostius, the deleted noun having designated an animal; see host entry 3). Ancestral *ghos-ti- could hypothetically be a derivative of an Indo-European verbal base *ǵhes- "take, give in exchange." With the loss in later Roman practice of the strict legal meaning, Latin hostis became restricted in meaning to "hostile outsider, enemy." This shift is noted by varro, who remarked that hostis was used by "our ancestors" in a sense now covered by peregrīnus (see pilgrim).
Verb
Middle English gesten, derivative of gest guest entry 1
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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“Guest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guest. Accessed 8 Dec. 2023.
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