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.—
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Sunday Rose has been following in her mom’s footsteps, even breaking Met Gala rules by making her debut at the 2026 event as Kidman’s plus-one.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 20 June 2026
Part of this is due to disappointing draft-plus-one campaigns from Brady Martin and Radim Mrtka, who didn’t have great junior seasons.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 17 June 2026
The four winners will each score two tickets to the finals on July 19 (good luck choosing who to be your plus-one!), plus transportation to New York, accommodations in the city, and the chance to hang out with soccer legend David Beckham.
—Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
And reportedly, the guest list has become the biggest headache, as guests who are invited without a plus-one question why that’s so, and she’s reportedly left some big names, like Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, plus Miles Teller and Keleigh Sperry, off the list.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 June 2026
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 20 June 2026
Part of this is due to disappointing draft-plus-one campaigns from Brady Martin and Radim Mrtka, who didn’t have great junior seasons.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 17 June 2026
The four winners will each score two tickets to the finals on July 19 (good luck choosing who to be your plus-one!), plus transportation to New York, accommodations in the city, and the chance to hang out with soccer legend David Beckham.
—Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
And reportedly, the guest list has become the biggest headache, as guests who are invited without a plus-one question why that’s so, and she’s reportedly left some big names, like Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, plus Miles Teller and Keleigh Sperry, off the list.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 June 2026
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“Plus-one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus-one. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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