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?

Examples of stay over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The three women rented the home with two other female housemates who went unharmed in the November 2022 fatal attack, while Chapin was Kernodle’s boyfriend and stayed over for the night, police said. —Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2024

My mother sometimes stays over and sleeps in his office, which doubles as a guest room. —Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024

Collard, who was staying over at Dart’s place, immediately took her friend to the hospital. —David Chiu, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024

The slow-moving storm will stay over the region through tomorrow or even Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. —NBC News, 6 Feb. 2024

In the meantime, the city has also been posting new signs in the area reiterating warnings to beachgoers and surfers to keep their distance — especially during high surf — and stay over 75 feet away from the battered structure. —Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2024

Police met the three girls who stayed over at Meyden’s house and their parents at the hospital the following morning. —Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024

As an apologetic gesture, the guilty culprit, Tu Wei, a fellow classmate from an affluent family, invites Shuo to play video games and to stay over for dinner. —Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 22 Jan. 2024

After dinner, anyone staying over was expected to entertain the group — tell jokes, sing songs. —Curbed, 23 Dec. 2023