show house
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of show house
First recorded in 1520–30
Example Sentences
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In many cases, the searches show house hunters are looking at villages within commuting distance to their current city, suggesting people are being drawn to the appeal of a quieter way of life.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2020
Purvis said, however, that he had not determined whether the gang champion was accompanied when he went into the show house.
From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2019
The house was a mile or so from Walden Pond, where, as Gropius liked to point out, Thoreau had built his own thrifty show house.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 22, 2019
In what has become an annual event, Palm Springs interior designer Christopher Kennedy invites a group of 14 interior decorators to transform a drab 1962 property in Indian Canyons into a modern show house.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2019
Certainly it was as well ventilated a show house as you could hope for, and I found, when the time came, that the acoustics were splendid.
From A Minstrel in France by Lauder, Harry, Sir
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