How to Use on the house in a Sentence
on the house
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And at his regular coffee shop Sunday, Salinas’ drinks were on the house.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026
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The metro district placed a lien on the house, and a judge ordered it to be sold at a foreclosure auction, which happened in December 2021.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026
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The family purchased the property in 2020 and spent years preparing the land before breaking ground on the house earlier this year.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
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That investor, Christophe Attard, is challenging the lower court’s ruling that the city’s inclusionary housing ordinance trumps a lien placed on the house by a homeowners association or metro district.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026
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After doing a morning meditation hike with Tula Yoga, hop on the house beach cruisers and enjoy a picnic of their excellent jambon beurre sandwiches and a bottle of Scar of the Sea pinot.
—Krista Simmons, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2021
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