How to Use houseguest in a Sentence

houseguest

noun
  • We have houseguests this weekend.
  • Each week, the houseguests will vote someone out of the house.
    Mary Colurso, AL.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • For a full breakdown of the 16 houseguests, click here.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 23 July 2024
  • Like a bad houseguest, the nor’easter left behind a mess.
    Winnie Hu and Nate Schweber, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Your job as a houseguest is to tell them how adorable their pet is.
    Southern Living, 1 May 2017
  • Each week, the houseguests vote someone off the island -- er, out of the house.
    Kristi Turnquist, OregonLive.com, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Here are the nine houseguests competing in the games in 2023.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Each week, a houseguest will be voted off the island, er, out of the house.
    oregonlive, 6 July 2021
  • On the fourth eviction, if it hasn't been played, the next houseguest evicted will get the chance to come back.
    Demetrio Teniente, Houston Chronicle, 9 July 2018
  • There is a new HOH, which means two houseguests will be put on the block, and one will be sent to the Jury.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • But for now, the houseguests should live it up and follow Julie Chen's lead with the indoor s'mores.
    Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 25 June 2019
  • And every year, the new houseguests would replace the old ones on the wall, in the pool, in the bedrooms, and no one would say a word.
    Quinn Cummings, Esquire, 27 Oct. 2017
  • And the termite, like a perfect houseguest, has a sense when it’s stayed just long enough.
    Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
  • This one can take on all the unwanted houseguests, from pollen and smoke to germs.
    Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The houseguests will then vote to send one of the other two nominees home.
    David Wysong, The Enquirer, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Now, a new houseguest holds power, as the cast shifts to the jury portion of the season.
    David Wysong, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Dear Uncle: The rules for being a good houseguest haven't changed.
    Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 19 Nov. 2019
  • This isn't the first time Mounduix has upset a fellow houseguest.
    Mariah Haas, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2018
  • Sixteen new houseguests will move into the house, with one winning the first-place cash prize at the end.
    David Wysong, The Enquirer, 3 Aug. 2023
  • And for the first time ever, houseguests will have the power to vote in a 17th houseguest this season.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
  • The two of you should then sit down with your houseguests and ask them to try to refrain from those habits that have brought you to the breaking point.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Each houseguest came up with a question for one of the finalists, and so began the grilling.
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2022
  • The way some houseguests have acted towards these three has been vile.
    Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, 25 July 2019
  • Keep in mind that your houseguest will be staying with you only a few more weeks.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Kendall wasn’t the most popular houseguest in Casa Amor.
    Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 22 July 2024
  • And, come summer, when the house is full of houseguests, who doesn’t want an entire floor to themselves?
    Rachel Pyne, Robb Report, 2 July 2024
  • What’s the number one thing a houseguest can or should do to be invited back?
    Lauren Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2024
  • After a wild eviction episode, a houseguest just won safety for the week.
    David Wysong, The Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2024
  • All houseguests can compete including the most recent HOH.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The houseguests watched the segment about Brooklyn Rivera and others eating Angela's charcuterie.
    David Wysong, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024

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