open house
noun
1
: ready and usually informal hospitality or entertainment for all comers
2
: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
On May 2 an open house was held – several thousand people attended.
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Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Carroll County staff held the first of a series of open house events for the public to view updates to the county’s 2035 Master Plan Thursday at Carroll Community College.
—Jeffrey F. Bill, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2025
The tense home invasion horror thriller stars Alicia Sanz as a pregnant realtor preparing for an open house at a property with a dark past.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
The open house will be held at San Diego Oasis’ Rancho Bernardo center at 17170 Bernardo Center Drive.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
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Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Carroll County staff held the first of a series of open house events for the public to view updates to the county’s 2035 Master Plan Thursday at Carroll Community College.
—Jeffrey F. Bill, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2025
The tense home invasion horror thriller stars Alicia Sanz as a pregnant realtor preparing for an open house at a property with a dark past.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
The open house will be held at San Diego Oasis’ Rancho Bernardo center at 17170 Bernardo Center Drive.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Open house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20house. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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