on the house

Example Sentences

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She has since put an offer on the house she wanted, and the stock price continues to fluctuate.

From Barron's • Jun. 13, 2026

Before the fires, the value of their property had appreciated to $1.2 million, though Ford still owes nearly $500,000 on the house after his father refinanced several times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

"How much did Santa's sleigh cost? Nothing, it was on the house."

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

When police served a search warrant on the house in February, they found 26 assault-style rifles in one of the bedrooms, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

And I’d sat down and waited—again, the way I’d done before—with my eyes fixed on the house over the street.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro