How to Use standing/open invitation in a Sentence

standing/open invitation

noun
  • My truck is an open invitation to make an unrestrained, hospitable mess.
    — Danny Palumbo, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
  • Meghan Markle has an open invitation to step back into Rachel Zane's shoes!
    — Latoya Gayle, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The coffee tray and panesito’s grand entrance is an open invitation for guests to stay late into the evening.
    — Jasmin Velasco, refinery29.com, 22 Oct. 2024
  • At least some of the cases in Florida are the result of the state's open invitation to tourists.
    — Apoorva Mandavilli New York Times, Star Tribune, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Consider this an open invitation to any business leader and citizen to take a stand with us.
    — Ryan Gellert, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
  • This line is an open invitation for the other person to talk without preparation or purpose.
    — Ann Latham, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Light-colored furniture, while beautiful, is an open invitation for spills and stains.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Those roots are often complex, and sometimes messy, but the very act of breaking bread with another is an open invitation to commune.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The road is narrow, there are constant jaywalkers and too many drivers seem to feel that any stretch that isn’t bumper to bumper offers an open invitation to speed.
    — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Fox also extended a standing invitation to Harris for her town hall.
    — Margie Cullen, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Tesla's announcement included an open invitation for a launch event in Riyadh.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The cycling instructor ended her video with an open invitation for Nolan, asking him to join her for an in-person workout.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Months later, a postcard arrives, reminding the Danes of the open invitation.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Hopefully Grammer can figure out a way to pacify his neighbors — perhaps an open invitation to the games room.
    — Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Sofia returns to Athens and extends an open invitation for Camille to join her and resume their relationship.
    — Cady Lang, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Parents can use this as an opportunity to create an open invitation for their children to spend time at home during the holidays.
    — Essence, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Collins sent Lentz a lengthy text message telling him about his experience with Hillsong, ending with an open invitation to have lunch.
    — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
  • To quickly summarize, using the same password for every website and app is an open invitation for hackers to access all of your accounts.
    — Justin Pot, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Where pruning cuts in a tree are improperly made, these cuts cannot properly heal and present an open invitation to pathogenic fungi.
    — Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2025
  • That’s an open invitation to the Bears to establish their running game and, regardless of the early results, commit to it.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Even though the Ace of Taste star didn't leave empty-handed, Drummond still followed up on the chain with a standing invitation.
    — Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com, 10 May 2022
  • Macron’s press office said that there has been an open invitation for Meloni since October, but no specific date has been discussed yet.
    — Chiara Albanese, Bloomberg.com, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Despite the lack of changes to content restrictions, some researchers say that a number users seemed to take Musk’s leadership as an open invitation to spread hate online.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2022
  • For now, Hughes has an open invitation to Dagestan to train with the Nurmagomedov family.
    — Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Logue and Nelson decided to send an open invitation for people to come help with shearing from June 23 to 25.
    — NBC News, 18 July 2021
  • To address these challenges, a non-profit group was formed with the goal of creating a meaningful and impactful place with an open invitation to all Veterans.
    — Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
  • However, there is a somewhat open invitation for Meghan to attend from noneother than Anna Wintour herself.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 2 May 2025
  • Each boat is essentially its own house party with an open invitation, and these 40 house parties level up to the bigger Yacht Week party.
    — Rob Reed, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The Stanford system is a standing invitation to abuse, and it was abused here in ways that it was designed to be abused, just by people with different views from traditional complainants.
    — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 5 June 2021
  • The president of the United States of America has an open invitation to the fifth floor of the greatest freakin’ city in the world, the city of Chicago.
    — Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025

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