How to use houseguest in a sentence
Ange's little sister Tina started to call me "the house-guest," as in "is the house-guest eating dinner with me tonight?"
Little Brother | Cory DoctorowThe three men saluted their house-guest sedately by kissing Claire on the forehead.
The White Plumes of Navarre | Samuel Rutherford CrockettTo emphasize her support, Mrs. Noxon insisted on Charity Coe's coming to her as a house-guest for a week before the fte.
We Can't Have Everything | Rupert HughesBut an invitation for any general entertainment may be asked for a stranger—especially for a house-guest.
Etiquette | Emily PostIt is supposed to be merely a pretty speech—but in a measure it is true of every host's attitude toward his house guest.
Etiquette | Emily Post
British Dictionary definitions for house guest
a guest at a house, esp one who stays for a comparatively long time
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