open house
noun
1
: ready and usually informal hospitality or entertainment for all comers
2
: a house or apartment open for inspection especially by prospective buyers or tenants
Examples of open house in a Sentence
Westside High School will host an open house from 3 to 7 p.m. today, and all parents are invited to attend.
colleges holding open houses for prospective students
We held an open house last week in the hopes that someone would offer to buy our house.
They kept open house, and in the evenings neighbors would stop by to talk or play music.
They always kept an open house for visitors.
Recent Examples on the Web
The gathering was part of city festivities surrounding Picnic Day, the annual open house event for UC Davis students, families, university faculty and alumni.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Asked about the top concerns in the analysis, ATC said the company's public engagement efforts, including six open house sessions and four informational mailings, helped inform its proposal.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Attend a free open house viewing session at The University of New Mexico Campus Observatory in Albuquerque or The Tombaugh Campus Observatory at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, to use a wide variety of telescopes.
—Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
One customer snatched up all of her Santa statues— 15 in total—before this weekend’s open house even began.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Asked about the top concerns in the analysis, ATC said the company's public engagement efforts, including six open house sessions and four informational mailings, helped inform its proposal.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Attend a free open house viewing session at The University of New Mexico Campus Observatory in Albuquerque or The Tombaugh Campus Observatory at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, to use a wide variety of telescopes.
—Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
One customer snatched up all of her Santa statues— 15 in total—before this weekend’s open house even began.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025
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“Open house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20house. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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