How to Use house party in a Sentence

house party

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  • Lowe was shot and killed at a Salt Lake City house party last month.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Lowe was shot and killed at a house party in Salt Lake City on Sept. 25.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 16 Oct. 2021
  • The sergeant went to the area of gunfire and observed more than 100 people fleeing a house party.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2021
  • Last month defensive back Aaron Lowe was shot and killed while attending a house party.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2021
  • Police arrived at the house party just before 1 a.m. after receiving reports of gunshots.
    — oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2021
  • Shortly before 1:30 that morning, deputies were called to a large house party on Victoria Road.
    — Mandi Albright, ajc, 25 Oct. 2021
  • The same day Johnson made her announcement, a group of men tried to enter a fraternity house party Sept. 24 and were turned away.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2021
  • In the untitled feature written and directed by Jae Matthews, a young woman will do anything to avoid her ex at a secluded house party.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 July 2024
  • Manns was fatally shot May 9 at a house party in Southeast Portland’s Lents neighborhood.
    — oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2021
  • The shooting occurred at a house party just hours after the team beat Washington State University, police said.
    — NBC News, 3 Oct. 2021
  • Several people gathered for a house party near 47th Avenue and Bethany Home Road just after 1 a.m.
    — Brieanna J. Frank, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2021
  • The incident took place just before 1:30 that morning, which is when deputies were called to a large house party along Victoria Road near Woodstock.
    — Zachary Hansen, ajc, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Separate from Sunday’s shootings, four people were wounded when shots rang out early Saturday morning at a house party in the city of Decatur.
    — Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2021
  • The videos show him in a bar, at a house party, in the backseat of a fan’s car and more.
    — Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2022
  • This isn't the first time large house parties have been a problem in the city.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2023
  • Manning even gets in on the wishes and asks for a house party.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Adults drink wine, and teenagers drink from red cups at a high school house party.
    — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Most are quite large, and house parties are a de facto way of life.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2024
  • There’s pop to eat your breakfast to, pop for heaving house parties in the wee hours.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Just don’t expect this gadget to set the mood for your next house party.
    — Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 18 Aug. 2023
  • But the party snacks have mostly been found at dive bars and house parties.
    — Alyson Krueger, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • One night, Alissa and I crashed a random house party with a group of our friends.
    — Samantha Mann, ELLE, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The Beastie Boys were like hip-hop meets a college house party.
    — Spin Staff, Spin, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Except now, diners won’t have to stay up so late for the house party.
    — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Call it a house party, but one of the more chic iterations.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 3 June 2022
  • Lord, 16, was beaten by a group outside of a Halloween house party in Queen Creek on Oct. 28 and left on the street.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Once at the Lindon house party, guests grilled McMullin on that issue and more.
    — Emily Anderson Stern, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Sep. 2022
  • And in San Diego’s Emerald Hills neighborhood, someone was shot in the thigh at a house party.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2023
  • On the night of her death, Kanu had been hanging out with friends at a house party, according to Vanmeter.
    — Jasmin Barmore, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
  • The defense argued that O’Keefe was beaten up at the house party in Canton and wounded before being thrown outside onto the lawn in a snowstorm and framed to appear as if struck by Read.
    — Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 26 June 2024

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