plus-one
noun
: a person who accompanies an invited guest to an event or gathering at which guests are allowed to bring a companion or partner
My husband twice received handsome engraved invitations to presidential dinners. For those events and many others, I was the perpetual plus-one.—
Ana Marie Cox
Ana Marie CoxExamples of plus-one in a Sentence
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His love of fashion comes from his mother, who was shining in an indigo ensemble as his plus-one at the 2024 NAACP Image Awards.
—Kory Jarvis, Essence, 9 Apr. 2024
Allowing Brett to help himself and a plus-one to the wedding is out of the question.
—Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
Perspective Carolyn Hax: When a guest isn’t able to make herself at home
Perspective
Carolyn Hax: Invitation without a plus-one threatens decades of family frie...
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Primed for soirées, miniature box styles from Loro Piana and Louis Vuitton have all the elements of chic and reliable plus-one.
—Madeline Fass, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2024
And that's just what these stars had, with some 2024 Oscar nominees, presenters and attendees bringing along parents and kids as their plus-ones for the night.
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Kaine’s plus-one was James Gibbs, a third-generation coal miner from Bristol who helped the senator make a point about the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund and job training programs.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
Allison Holker enjoyed time with her favorite plus-ones on the red carpet over the weekend.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
Randolph made her initial comments about wanting to get a few more plus-ones in an interview with Vanity Fair published earlier this month.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
Kory Jarvis, Essence, 9 Apr. 2024
Allowing Brett to help himself and a plus-one to the wedding is out of the question.
—Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
Perspective Carolyn Hax: When a guest isn’t able to make herself at home
Perspective
Carolyn Hax: Invitation without a plus-one threatens decades of family frie...
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Primed for soirées, miniature box styles from Loro Piana and Louis Vuitton have all the elements of chic and reliable plus-one.
—Madeline Fass, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2024
And that's just what these stars had, with some 2024 Oscar nominees, presenters and attendees bringing along parents and kids as their plus-ones for the night.
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Kaine’s plus-one was James Gibbs, a third-generation coal miner from Bristol who helped the senator make a point about the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund and job training programs.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
Allison Holker enjoyed time with her favorite plus-ones on the red carpet over the weekend.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
Randolph made her initial comments about wanting to get a few more plus-ones in an interview with Vanity Fair published earlier this month.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Plus-one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus-one. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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