How to Use play host to in a Sentence

play host to

idiomatic phrase

• That will come over the next two weeks when the Cougars play host to No.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022
• In 2013, Florida was the first NHL team to play host to a pride night.
  — Tim Reynolds, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2024
• The event also played host to the live launch of the Sport Sponsors Climate Pledge.
  — Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 17 July 2023
• Right after that, the Bears will play host to No. 2 Kansas.
  — Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2023
• The seventh seed plays host to the eighth seed in a play-in game next Tuesday or Wednesday.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
• Garden Grove plays host to Barstow in the first round of the Division 5 playoffs.
  — Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 1 May 2024
• This isn’t the first time the London Eye has played host to a pop culture spectacle.
  — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2024
• Cincinnati plays host to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 2.
  — Matt Goul, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2023
• The Knights will play host to Sierra Canyon on Saturday.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023
• Las Vegas does not have a stadium that can play host to NFL games.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• The crew will play host to two other key missions that will stop by the space station during their stay.
  — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 1 Mar. 2023
• The White Sox, meanwhile, play host to the Detroit Tigers as part of a six-game homestand to begin the season.
  — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2023
• The Circle City will play host to six concerts with some of the world's top violinists.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 4 Aug. 2023
• The Eagles on Saturday play host to rival Syracuse for the first time since 2018.
  — Tim Coyne, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2022
• For the first time since 2003, the Panthers will play host to All-Star weekend, set for early February.
  — Tim Reynolds, Sun Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2022
• The Pre never before has played host to the Diamond League final.
  — Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2023
• Places that could be used to create green spaces or play host to new homes have been set aside for vehicles.
  — Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2022
• Every year, the Super Bowl Halftime Show plays host to some of music’s biggest acts.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2023
• And then there's the part about playing host to your extended family.
  — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 17 Nov. 2023
• Along with Johnny Mac, the esteemed prewar building has played host to dozens of famous tenants since it was built in 1929.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2023
• Milwaukee will play host to a showdown atop the Horizon when Youngstown State comes to town Saturday.
  — Journal Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2023
• The dazzling circuit is expected to play host to the country’s grand prix before the end of the decade and will include 21 corners and peak at more than 20 stories in the air.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
• On Tuesday, Kansas plays host to a K-State team that’s desperate for a victory.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2024
• And much of it will be on the doorstep of Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which will play host to several matches for soccer’s biggest prize.
  — Zachary Hansen, ajc, 23 Sep. 2022
• Covas, however, is set to play host to the green-energy transition in its rawest form.
  — Yusuf Khan, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2023
• Every Sunday, the little village of Sant Joan plays host to its cute market with organic food, crafts and clothes stalls and live music.
  — Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2024
• In the wake of George Floyd’s murder in May 2020, protests, looting, and anger were boiling up in the streets of Boston, a city that has played host to both abolitionists and vicious race riots.
  — Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023
• Each summer, the northern outskirts of San Antonio in Texas’ scenic hill country play host to one of the largest concentrations of mammals on the planet.
  — Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Jan. 2023
• In the heart of it all stands the Superdome and the Convention Center, the venues that plays host to some of the world’s most iconic artists, thought-provoking speakers, and impassioned activists and politicians.
  — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 19 Dec. 2023
• Throughout the year, the avenue also plays host to town festivals celebrating music, seafood, and art.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 June 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024