by invitation only
idiom
: only open to people who have been invited
The event is by invitation only.
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Membership is by invitation only and the Academy has 19 branches representing different areas of the film industry.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Memberships are by invitation only and believe to start at $200,000 with annual dues of $10,000.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Like the others, Haus of Strauss Paris is open by invitation only.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
However, the reopening ceremony will be by invitation only.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Memberships are by invitation only and believe to start at $200,000 with annual dues of $10,000.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Like the others, Haus of Strauss Paris is open by invitation only.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
However, the reopening ceremony will be by invitation only.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for by invitation only
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“By invitation only.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20invitation%20only. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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