stay over
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The grandkids, ages 1 to 14, stay over when their parents are away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Although my parents loved seeing everyone, it was more fun for them to have just their 5 grandkids stay over at their place in Florida.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025
But when he tried to stay over one night, Brown got a panicked call in the middle of the night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2025
She offered Grant, of no fixed abode, a place to stay over Christmas, as he had nowhere else to go.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2023
An unusual number of husbands, fathers, and friends had come down to stay over Sunday, and they were being suitably entertained by their families, with the material help of Madame Lebrun.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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