on the house

Example Sentences

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Her family left London for Kent in 1940 but their home was in the direct line of the German bombers and a bomb landed on the house.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

A family buying a median-priced home, which was then $260,000, would have spent about 28.7% of their gross income on the house, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 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

No tiny curling bars on the house windows.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton