plus-one
noun
: a person who accompanies an invited guest to an event or gathering at which guests are allowed to bring a companion or partner
My husband twice received handsome engraved invitations to presidential dinners. For those events and many others, I was the perpetual plus-one.—
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The Hollywood Reporter served as the night’s media partner as the organization asked honorees to bring a rising talent in the industry as their plus-one to build community with women earlier in their career.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
In terms of the other major earners in the squad, Harry Maguire is entering the final year of his £190,000 a week deal — before the Champions League cut — after the club triggered his plus-one, while Christian Eriksen, on a figure shy of that after signing on a free, will depart in the summer.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Serious fans who immediately recognized this motif were delighted, and even plus-ones who didn’t know the six characters on screen from Adam still had something delightfully colorful to consider.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
Somebody’s plus-one guest and too shy to speak to her, I was relieved when Hallote, who had winningly old-fashioned manners, drew me out.
—Linda Hall, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
In terms of the other major earners in the squad, Harry Maguire is entering the final year of his £190,000 a week deal — before the Champions League cut — after the club triggered his plus-one, while Christian Eriksen, on a figure shy of that after signing on a free, will depart in the summer.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Serious fans who immediately recognized this motif were delighted, and even plus-ones who didn’t know the six characters on screen from Adam still had something delightfully colorful to consider.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
Somebody’s plus-one guest and too shy to speak to her, I was relieved when Hallote, who had winningly old-fashioned manners, drew me out.
—Linda Hall, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for plus-one
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“Plus-one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus-one. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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