house party

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Recent Examples of house party That night, a shooting happened outside of a house party – leaving 20-year-old Corey Shearer dead. Richard Ramos, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026 Hundreds of people were dispersed and two parents were arrested after an out-of-control Rancho Santa Fe house party spilled into the street Saturday night, sheriff’s officials said. Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026 After thousands of Iranian demonstrators were killed in a January crackdown, Shima Razavi Gacek wanted to keep alive her family's favorite springtime holiday traditions but didn’t feel like throwing her annual house party with a roaring bonfire ahead of Nowruz — the Persian New Year. ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026 Another clip shows officers breaking up a house party hosted by students at the start of spring break on March 8. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for house party
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Noun
  • Red-state politicians and tea party activists protested that Common Core intruded on state control of education; the Obama administration’s support for the standards intensified that opposition.
    Steven Yoder, States Newsroom, 20 Mar. 2026
  • One recent event, a tea party for toddlers and their parents, filled the room with about 50 people and left dozens more on a waiting list.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Both Katie and Greg get lucky after attending Walt’s cocktail party.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Whether the invite is for afternoon tea, a cookout, a cocktail party, or a graduation, a good floral dress will always ace the dress code.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Sánchez won this thing for the second time in six weeks with 31.4 percent of your votes, on the strength of—how fitting—her hen party in Paris.
    George Kalogerakis, Air Mail, 31 May 2025
  • Scottish hen parties were deemed to contain ritualistic profanation.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Seven hours of blissful, undisturbed snoozing could very well involve limiting caffeine intake, drinking chamomile tea and avoiding blue light before bedtime.
    Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The more virtuous may prefer the nonalcoholic Easter Egg Hunt mocktail, a mix of strawberry, coconut, pineapple, orange and butterfly pea tea ($12).
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • As described in the New Testament, a Seder was the last supper of Jesus Christ, who was Jewish.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Slices of the cheesy, savory pastry are equally appropriate for breakfast, brunch, lunch, a snack, a first course for dinner or the main course for a light supper.
    Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But tonight , the story of FDR’s visit to Miami will be retold at a symposium at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida in downtown Miami, a stone’s throw from the courthouse where Zangara was sentenced to die.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
  • There is a historic relationship between visual art and nuclear war, said Jim Walsh, a senior research associate at the MIT Security Studies Program on nuclear weapons risk issues in Iran and North Korea, who is also a speaker at the exhibit’s closing symposium.
    Chloe Shrager, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton mingled with CPAC attendees during a Saturday morning meet and greet.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The three-day event in Fort Lauderdale promised a walkthrough Dream House, an ‘80s roller rink, and a meet and greet with Serena Williams.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Despite their deep appreciation for analog technology, denim heads remain active on socials, especially on Instagram.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The Riders meet on Thursday evenings at 8pm at Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington Park (Esplanade and Mystery St); check their socials for more details.
    Outside, Outside, 17 Feb. 2026

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“House party.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20party. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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