house call
noun
: a visit (as by a doctor or a repair person) to a home to provide a requested service
Examples of house call in a Sentence
Does your doctor make house calls?
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Zollicoffer is still known to make house calls to people who are too ill to come to his office or who don’t have transportation.
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2024
Kassar launched her business in 2017, doing house calls for Vanna White and other tastemakers.
—Lindzi Scharf, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2024
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2024
Kassar launched her business in 2017, doing house calls for Vanna White and other tastemakers.
—Lindzi Scharf, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2024
See all Example Sentences for house call
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house call
noun
: a visit (as by a doctor) to a home to provide medical care
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