open house

noun

: ready and usually informal hospitality or entertainment for all comers

: a house or apartment open for inspection especially by prospective buyers or tenants

Examples of open house in a Sentence

Westside High School will host an open house from 3 to 7 p.m. today, and all parents are invited to attend. colleges holding open houses for prospective students We held an open house last week in the hopes that someone would offer to buy our house. They kept open house, and in the evenings neighbors would stop by to talk or play music. They always kept an open house for visitors.

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And then there's Mikey (Denis Leary), an unwelcome guest from Lydia and Paul's past who comes to the open house but isn't really looking to buy. —

Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024 Mikey’s not the only person who shows up at the open house. —

Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024 Visit 6-8pm Monday for an open house at the Redwood cemetery. —

Erin Alberty, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024 My concept of our international university family had its genesis in my pre-SCAD years teaching elementary school, with its frequent parent teacher conferences, PTA meetings, and open houses. —

Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for open house