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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Actors duck into dive bars between premieres, musicians wander down Red River Street to catch a late-night set, and comedians show up at house parties.
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Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
It can also be hung up inside for a lively house party.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Three people were shot and one man was killed after a house party in DeKalb County ended in gunfire early Tuesday morning, police said.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Courtside at a Miami Heat game, then hustle afterward to a nightclub, to a house party, to a boat party.
—James D. Walsh, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026
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Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
It can also be hung up inside for a lively house party.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Three people were shot and one man was killed after a house party in DeKalb County ended in gunfire early Tuesday morning, police said.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Courtside at a Miami Heat game, then hustle afterward to a nightclub, to a house party, to a boat party.
—James D. Walsh, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026
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 13 Mar. 2026.
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