play host

Example Sentences

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Replacing four buildings with a single structure that boasts over 100,000 square feet of space, the addition will play host to the museum’s permanent collection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

You are correct: You will get pulled under financially, spiritually and emotionally if you continue to acquiesce to his demands or play host to his decades-long pity parties.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

These streamers happily play host to suppositions of all stripes, from all corners of the country, in a way that is native to networked communication.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

Alvarado will serve his suspension on Monday when the Pelicans play host to the New York Knicks and on Wednesday when New Orleans will visit Chicago.

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

It was a great honor for Fort Hare to play host to a man acclaimed as a world statesman.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela