house call
noun
: a visit (as by a doctor or a repair person) to a home to provide a requested service
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Perhaps if the Colts had another defensive back on the field like they were supposed to, Atwell’s lone catch wouldn’t have been a house call.
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James Boyd, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Bailey is the Golden Eagles’ version of Travis Hunter, starring at wideout and cornerback while also capable of making house calls at returner, too.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
When Bob and Max were discharged from the hospital, Oz was in the neighborhood and made a house call to check on their tiny tickers.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
After two years of learning anatomy and taking classes exams in medical school, Scott spent two years shadowing country doctors in Maine and Vermont, sometimes making house calls to see patients.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
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James Boyd, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Bailey is the Golden Eagles’ version of Travis Hunter, starring at wideout and cornerback while also capable of making house calls at returner, too.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
When Bob and Max were discharged from the hospital, Oz was in the neighborhood and made a house call to check on their tiny tickers.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
After two years of learning anatomy and taking classes exams in medical school, Scott spent two years shadowing country doctors in Maine and Vermont, sometimes making house calls to see patients.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
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“House call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20call. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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house call
noun
: a visit (as by a doctor) to a home to provide medical care
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