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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • In the 1950s, my high-school years, kids hosted open houses on weekends.
    WSJ, 2 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Host an Event Having an open house for a property can be a great way to bring investors through the door.
    James Nelson, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Then, on the night of the open house, a line of about 30 people built up outside the door as groups of three to five were asked to look quickly to relieve the others.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 Nov. 2023
  • To register for the open house and ice cream social, visit bit.ly/alzheimerssdsocial.
    Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
  • At the end of the week, parents get the opportunity in an open house to see what their children have learned.
    Ellie Wolfe, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023
  • The bi-monthly art open house benefits artists through the sale of their art and provides the public a chance to meet artists and learn about the creative process.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
  • What is the most outrageous thing an owner has ever done at an open house?
    Robyn A. Friedman, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The attendees at the Root River open house couldn't have been happier.
    Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2022
  • The house actually sold that day, for $1.36 million—over ask—to someone who came to the open house later on.
    Robyn A. Friedman, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022
  • They have both been charged with hosting an open house party, according to the release.
    Elainie Barraza, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Her home was listed for sale and the open house was scheduled for last Sunday — until the landslide happened.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2023
  • Take a two-day open house tour of eight zero energy homes across Portland.
    oregonlive, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Visitors were allowed all over the grounds of the facility during the open house.
    Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2022
  • After my school open house night, my husband and I meet our farmer friends at Party Downtown.
    Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Call ahead to schedule group tours and get open house information.
    Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023

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