How to Use open house in a Sentence

open house

noun
  • They kept open house, and in the evenings neighbors would stop by to talk or play music.
  • We held an open house last week in the hopes that someone would offer to buy our house.
  • They always kept an open house for visitors.
  • Westside High School will host an open house from 3 to 7 p.m. today, and all parents are invited to attend.
  • An open house is set for April 24th, 1 to 3 p.m., in the model home.
    Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2022
  • The event is designed as a come-and-go open house, the release states.
    Mike Jones, arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2024
  • This round lasts three days and follows the open house, which starts on Aug. 6.
    al, 3 Aug. 2022
  • A lot of people showed up at the open house, and there was a bidding war.
    Curbed, 21 June 2022
  • The work will be unveiled to the public Sept. 10, when a City Hall open house will be held.
    cleveland, 11 July 2022
  • After the event, there will be an open house of the fire station from 9 a.m. to noon.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2021
  • There is a bonus for new students who attend the open house.
    courant.com, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Meanwhile, people are starting to ring the bell for the open house.
    Amy Gamerman, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2022
  • For spectators who don't want to ride, the air show and open house is free and welcome to all.
    Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The open house will help to kick off the new fall session of classes that will begin on Aug. 16.
    Alison Stanton, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2021
  • At the end of the second open house, there were already eight offers on the table.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 29 July 2021
  • An in-person open house and building tour will be held at 6:30 p.m. March 3.
    Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2022
  • My love of homes came from my dad Jack, who took me to endless open houses.
    Sofia Celeste, WWD, 15 Aug. 2024
  • First, a trip to the open house at the Bel-Air estate once owned by all-timer auteur Ernst Lubitsch.
    Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022
  • As for an open house, there will be some movement on that front this summer.
    Ndaschel, oregonlive, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The kitten open house and adoption event will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 26, also at the shelter.
    Carol Kovach, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Zopf and Foster kicked off their saga with an open house over FaceTime.
    Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2021
  • In the 1950s, my high-school years, kids hosted open houses on weekends.
    WSJ, 2 Oct. 2023
  • And later this fall, there will be a special open house to pay tribute to the milestone.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2024
  • The next morning, Aunt Julia is already in the house with Sky, preparing for the open house.
    Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 July 2023
  • The firehouse hosts an open house for Halloween; Kidd and Severide help a girl who was kicked out of her home.
    Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Naperville’s plans to widen the southwest side street during an final open house to be held next week.
    Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, 1 Dec. 2021
  • The husband came to an open house, then returned with a woman Martov took to be his wife.
    Curbed, 12 July 2023
  • From noon until 2 p.m., there's an open house at the Hales Corners Fire Station.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 23 June 2023
  • After the enrollment fair, high schools across Milwaukee will hold open houses for students to learn more about their campuses.
    Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
  • The film follows Natalie Flores (Sanz), a pregnant realtor who is attacked by a sadistic killer (Castillo) at her open house, sending her into premature labor.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 Sep. 2024

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