plus-one
noun
: a person who accompanies an invited guest to an event or gathering at which guests are allowed to bring a companion or partner
My husband twice received handsome engraved invitations to presidential dinners. For those events and many others, I was the perpetual plus-one.—
Ana Marie Cox
Ana Marie CoxExamples of plus-one in a Sentence
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The Scandal alum, 51, brought his 14-year-old daughter Malina as his plus-one to a special screening of his new film Ezra on Thursday, May 30, in New York City.
—Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
Vocal pyrotechnics aside, what makes this show go across most of its 2 ½ hours is that McCrimmon is also a plus-one strong comedic actor.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 30 May 2024
Energetic Mars is bounding into your 7th House of Associations, putting an extra emphasis on the plus-ones in your life.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2024
The ladder from onlooker to plus-one to invitee was most famously climbed by Kim Kardashian.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 1 May 2024
Naomi Watts had a special plus-one by her side at the Dior pre-fall show.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
His love of fashion comes from his mother, who was shining in an indigo ensemble as his plus-one at the 2024 NAACP Image Awards.
—Kory Jarvis, Essence, 9 Apr. 2024
Allowing Brett to help himself and a plus-one to the wedding is out of the question.
—Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
Perspective Carolyn Hax: When a guest isn’t able to make herself at home
Perspective
Carolyn Hax: Invitation without a plus-one threatens decades of family frie...
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
Vocal pyrotechnics aside, what makes this show go across most of its 2 ½ hours is that McCrimmon is also a plus-one strong comedic actor.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 30 May 2024
Energetic Mars is bounding into your 7th House of Associations, putting an extra emphasis on the plus-ones in your life.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2024
The ladder from onlooker to plus-one to invitee was most famously climbed by Kim Kardashian.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 1 May 2024
Naomi Watts had a special plus-one by her side at the Dior pre-fall show.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
His love of fashion comes from his mother, who was shining in an indigo ensemble as his plus-one at the 2024 NAACP Image Awards.
—Kory Jarvis, Essence, 9 Apr. 2024
Allowing Brett to help himself and a plus-one to the wedding is out of the question.
—Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
Perspective Carolyn Hax: When a guest isn’t able to make herself at home
Perspective
Carolyn Hax: Invitation without a plus-one threatens decades of family frie...
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Plus-one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus-one. Accessed 4 Jun. 2024.
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