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The suspect allegedly employed his grandma to lie to the police, threatened a houseguest into getting rid of his clothes and staged the scene to resemble a suicide.—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 3 June 2025 Every week, someone is voted out of the house, with the last remaining houseguest receiving a grand prize of $750,000.—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 15 May 2025 Richard becomes somewhat accepting of Betty’s houseguest and glad to be spending time with his wife after a break.—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025 While most responders have agreed that the image does indeed show a rat's tail, the tone of the thread has leaned heavily into levity, with Reddit users spinning jokes about the uninvited houseguest and theorizing about the rodent's intentions.—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for houseguest
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