guest book
noun
: a book of blank pages in which visitors or guests at an event (such as a wedding or funeral) or a place (such as an art gallery) sign their names
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The line nearly extended out the door as people signed the guest book.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
In the hundreds of pages of his guest book are signatures, drawings and verses by his guests: John Muir, Dorothea Lange, Douglas Fairbanks, Ida Tarbell, Carl Sandburg, Clarence Darrow, Will Rogers, and the divine Sarah Bernhardt.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
One image showed Princess Kate and Prince William posing with staff members while another featured their signatures in a guest book.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
In another photo, the royal couple’s signatures adorn the inn’s guest book, as well as the date of their stay.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 30 May 2024
One image showed Prince William, now 41, and Princess Kate, now 42, posing with staff members while another showed their signatures in a guest book.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
During his lunchtime visit, Pompeo paused to write a note in the winery’s guest book.
—Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
If the ceremony’s glamorous guest list is any indication, the couple’s guest book is sure to include plenty of famous signatures.
—Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
Elsewhere at the fair, B&B Rare Books is set to host a collection of vintage Nirvana posters and flyers, including one from Dec. 1988, as well as an MTV guest book from the late ‘90s, signed by everyone from *NSYNC to TLC to Foo Fighters.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2024
Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
In the hundreds of pages of his guest book are signatures, drawings and verses by his guests: John Muir, Dorothea Lange, Douglas Fairbanks, Ida Tarbell, Carl Sandburg, Clarence Darrow, Will Rogers, and the divine Sarah Bernhardt.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
One image showed Princess Kate and Prince William posing with staff members while another featured their signatures in a guest book.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
In another photo, the royal couple’s signatures adorn the inn’s guest book, as well as the date of their stay.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 30 May 2024
One image showed Prince William, now 41, and Princess Kate, now 42, posing with staff members while another showed their signatures in a guest book.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
During his lunchtime visit, Pompeo paused to write a note in the winery’s guest book.
—Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
If the ceremony’s glamorous guest list is any indication, the couple’s guest book is sure to include plenty of famous signatures.
—Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
Elsewhere at the fair, B&B Rare Books is set to host a collection of vintage Nirvana posters and flyers, including one from Dec. 1988, as well as an MTV guest book from the late ‘90s, signed by everyone from *NSYNC to TLC to Foo Fighters.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Guest book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guest%20book. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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