houseparty

Example Sentences

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The day was chilly and gray; a spring storm was coming, but the houseparty, hosted by a group that helps women run for political office, was packed.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 15, 2019

At the houseparty in Des Moines, she invoked the doubters.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 15, 2019

There was even a houseparty of Whartons, Jameses, and other select souls at the grandiose Villa Medici outside Florence.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 23, 1929

Lady Aggie, whom he was supposed to entertain, yawned when he read her his new play, left the houseparty ostentatiously early.

From Time Magazine Archive

The great monsieur stayed through the afternoon, as the baroness had planned a big houseparty for the night, in celebration of the count's return.

From D'Ri and I by Bacheller, Irving