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
More than a dozen people came out to the Bentonville Municipal Airport's Thaden Field House for an open house for Plan Bentonville.
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Thomas Saccente, arkansasonline.com, 19 July 2024
At an open house in early June, it’s listed for $375,000 – well below the Las Vegas median listing of $460,000.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 July 2024
Meanwhile, WisDOT has set a May 30 deadline for the public to submit comments on several conceptual alternatives that were presented at an April 30 open house.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2024
Picture yourself living in a Bayberry Crossing home during an open house slated for Sun., April 28, noon to 2 p.m.
—Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2024
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Thomas Saccente, arkansasonline.com, 19 July 2024
At an open house in early June, it’s listed for $375,000 – well below the Las Vegas median listing of $460,000.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 July 2024
Meanwhile, WisDOT has set a May 30 deadline for the public to submit comments on several conceptual alternatives that were presented at an April 30 open house.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2024
Picture yourself living in a Bayberry Crossing home during an open house slated for Sun., April 28, noon to 2 p.m.
—Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2024
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“Open house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20house. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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