stay over
phrasal verb
stayed over; staying over; stays over
: to sleep at another person's house for the night
Can she stay over tonight?
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Larsen proposed in 2021 about 10 beds for a 24-stay and about 16 for a longer stay over days.
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Make sure the left knee points forward and stays over the toes the entire time.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
And sure enough, Hurricane Erin formed and then exploded into a Category 5 storm, albeit one that predominantly stayed over the ocean.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Things took a turn when Gary recently went through a breakup and asked her to stay over for emotional support.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Make sure the left knee points forward and stays over the toes the entire time.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
And sure enough, Hurricane Erin formed and then exploded into a Category 5 storm, albeit one that predominantly stayed over the ocean.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Things took a turn when Gary recently went through a breakup and asked her to stay over for emotional support.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stay over
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“Stay over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20over. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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