house call
noun
: a visit (as by a doctor or a repair person) to a home to provide a requested service
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Does your doctor make house calls?
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The vet made a near-midnight house call to Cher’s hotel suite and determined the cur had a case of highly contagious sarcoptic mange.
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Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
While making a house call to Kid Rock to alter some clothes, due to weight loss, the musician asked Cuevas to make two suits.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Located on Duval Street, IV Health and Hydration also makes house calls for a fee.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Less than two minutes later, Terry McLaurin made a house call for the Commanders, running free for a 58-yard touchdown after catching a short screen pass.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
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Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
While making a house call to Kid Rock to alter some clothes, due to weight loss, the musician asked Cuevas to make two suits.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Located on Duval Street, IV Health and Hydration also makes house calls for a fee.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Less than two minutes later, Terry McLaurin made a house call for the Commanders, running free for a 58-yard touchdown after catching a short screen pass.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for house call
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“House call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20call. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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house call
noun
: a visit (as by a doctor) to a home to provide medical care
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