house call
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of house call
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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The beautician disclosed the house call to the club’s human resources team, one of the former employees said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
“Not one of my patients had ever heard of the in-home vaccination program from L.A. County. Not one,” said Dr. Gene Dorio, a house call physician specializing in geriatrics who is based in Santa Clarita.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
After his appointment, Barreto grabs breakfast and then heads to his first house call of the day.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 10, 2022
“I call it the house call of the 21st century.”
From Washington Post ● May 30, 2022
Jaime’s friendship with the Candidate was bom by chance one Sunday night when he was summoned from the hospital to make an emergency house call.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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