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as in visitor
a person who visits another
invited the afternoon guests to stay for dinner
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as in client
a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business
the headwaiter will seat the guests as soon as the waitress clears and sets a table for them
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Recent Examples of guest
Early guests will be able to try robot check-in and autonomous in-room delivery before the full launch.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
Other schools opted to use the grant funds to upgrade their visitor management platforms, which screens guests who enter the buildings.
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Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
The Happy Gilmore 2 star officiated Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday, July 3, and shared some wisdom with the happy couple and their guests, including Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid.
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Rachel Desantis,
PEOPLE,
5 July 2026
Nearly 600 guests were in attendance, including Oprah Winfrey, Idris Elba, David Beckham, and Elton John, who even performed several songs during the reception.
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Mathilde Engelmann,
Vanity Fair,
5 July 2026
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
Other schools opted to use the grant funds to upgrade their visitor management platforms, which screens guests who enter the buildings.
—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
The Happy Gilmore 2 star officiated Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday, July 3, and shared some wisdom with the happy couple and their guests, including Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid.
—
Rachel Desantis,
PEOPLE,
5 July 2026
Nearly 600 guests were in attendance, including Oprah Winfrey, Idris Elba, David Beckham, and Elton John, who even performed several songs during the reception.
—
Mathilde Engelmann,
Vanity Fair,
5 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for guest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guest
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Los Robles officials said that staff, patients and visitors were safe and that medical care was not interrupted at the hospital.
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Families, students, longtime Kansas City residents and visitors from across the Midwest stopped by the gathering.
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Behavioral health therapist Mackenzie Brees provides free assessments to clients at an HIV testing event organized by the Empowerment Resource Center on June 25, 2025.
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Consider our client, Adaleia Cross, who’s in the State of West Virginia.
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Duenas expected sales to climb sharply in the weeks leading up to the tournament and said his customers are coming from all walks of life, including fans from foreign countries.
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Some business owners say crime and neglect are driving away customers.
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The princess, who early last year announced her cancer was in remission, is the patron of the All England Club.
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Princess Kate is an avid tennis player and the patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, where Wimbledon has been held since the championships' inception in the 1870s.
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“Guest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guest. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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