How to Use plus-one in a Sentence

plus-one

noun
  • Stressing over who should get a plus-one on your special day?
    — Marissa Miller, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Who can grab it, and who is the plus-one in a relationship?
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 May 2026
  • Don’t really want to be the plus-one to a friend’s pool party?
    — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 3 July 2023
  • Your celebrity friend-of-a-friend is never going to bring you as a plus-one.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 May 2026
  • The club has a goal differential of plus-one on the campaign.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Liev Schreiber had a special plus-one this weekend — his son Sasha!
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 27 June 2023
  • Naomi Watts had a special plus-one by her side at the Dior pre-fall show.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
  • For the night out, Shields brought her daughter Rowan Henchy as her plus-one.
    — Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 13 June 2025
  • Jamie Foxx had a special plus-one by his side at the Berlin premiere of his new film.
    — Kayla Grant, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Reporters asked the press secretary if players would get a plus-one for the visit.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
  • And, though the home has plenty of rooms, you're only allowed to bring a single plus-one along for the stay.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2023
  • The winnings will include airfare, and a hotel stay for the winner and their plus-one.
    — Lizzy Rosenberg, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • And then Cumming learned that the women would be bringing a very famous plus-one.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
  • And that’s not even counting Taylor Swift’s presence in the plus-one box.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The plus-ones are usually spouses or partners, but not always.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Tickets for two shows were given to her for free by friends who had won a contest and invited her as their plus-one.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Allowing Brett to help himself and a plus-one to the wedding is out of the question.
    — Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Audra Mari and Josh Duhamel had a special plus-one this weekend.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
  • There were eight of us crammed into two cars, a mix of college friends and plus-ones, all headed west from Boston.
    — Marisa McMillan, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Angela clocks the snub and asks for a plus-one; Porsha politely declines.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Zendaya attended the event as the plus-one of her longtime stylist, Law Roach.
    — Seventeen, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Aubrey Plaza and her plus-one were glowing at the 2026 Tony Awards.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • The Euphoria star even brought the actor along as a plus-one to a party earlier this year.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Unsurprisingly, Burke was her plus-one for the movie's premiere.
    — Laura Millar, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
  • Sophie complained and asked for a plus-one so that her boyfriend, Sam (whom my daughter had never met), could attend with her.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
  • Luckily, her cousin's plus-one, who had some experience doing makeup for events, stepped in at the last minute to help.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Angelina Jolie brought a special plus-one with her to Broadway's biggest night.
    — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
  • Allison Holker enjoyed time with her favorite plus-ones on the red carpet over the weekend.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Yet, according to reports, the couple is reigniting a long-standing debate about plus-ones at weddings.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
  • There were talks of me going to the premiere and pretending to be Hugh’s plus-one, which would’ve been hilarious.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2024

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