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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Similarly, a real estate agent might bake cookies at an open house to remind people of comfort and their childhood home. —

Jason Miller, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 Prince William County, Va., held open houses for its election center. —

Mike Allen, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024 Bland is also changing up her church’s Nov. 3 open house to focus Sunday service on grief and loss, and mental health resources will be made available. —

Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024 Several years ago, open houses were packed and all-cash buyers were making offers well above asking prices. —

Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for open house