hostess

Example Sentences

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Susan Nasser works as a hostess, welcoming shoppers at the luxury Bicester Village outlet shopping centre and helping them find their way around.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Although she performed as a hostess in Washington—she preferred it greatly to Albany—she badgered Seward almost constantly to give up politics and settle for a quiet life lawyering in Auburn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

The hostess usually puts on a nice spread: dips, fresh bread, cuts of ham and beef, Christmas tree-shaped chips with hummus and salsa cruda, mince pies, chocolate squares, etc.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

He rushes out, awkwardly alerts his hostess of the situation, assures her he’s not the culprit and hastily departs in disgust.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2025

His wife was going to wear an evening dress and be a hostess, which was right up her alley, McGarrity explained.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith