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
In-person open houses are planned for the summer and fall, before SDG&E’s filing with the CPUC, which will initiate the formal regulatory process.
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The Sheriff’s Office believes the gathering was related to Picnic Day, an annual open house at UC Davis, though the exact connection was not clear.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The Boone Theater will reopen May 1 with a ribbon cutting and community open house, marking a significant step in the long-running effort to restore one of the 18th & Vine Historic Jazz District’s most prominent historic structures.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
The museum recently held an open house hosting sailors who served on the ship from all over the country aboard and plans on having another one later this year.
—Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The Sheriff’s Office believes the gathering was related to Picnic Day, an annual open house at UC Davis, though the exact connection was not clear.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The Boone Theater will reopen May 1 with a ribbon cutting and community open house, marking a significant step in the long-running effort to restore one of the 18th & Vine Historic Jazz District’s most prominent historic structures.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
The museum recently held an open house hosting sailors who served on the ship from all over the country aboard and plans on having another one later this year.
—Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Open house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20house. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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