plus-one

noun

ˈpləs-ˈwən

: 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

Examples of plus-one in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Towards the middle of the episode, Aurora, 35, and Olivia, 32, joked about Aurora bringing her new boyfriend as her plus-one to the wedding. —

Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024 Mercury and Saturn are making a lovely trine across your communication and relationship sectors, encouraging you to seek quality time with the most important plus-ones in your life. —

Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024 Kidman’s plus-one was her 15-year-old daughter Sunday Rose Kidman-Urban. —

Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 June 2024 Angelina Jolie brought a special plus-one with her to Broadway's biggest night. —

Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for plus-one

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