How to Use plus-one in a Sentence

plus-one

noun

• She’s been the plus-one, she’s been the wife of a celebrity.
  — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
• Bringing her mom as her plus-one is not new for Holmes.
  — Kaitlyn Huamani, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023
• Don’t really want to be the plus-one to a friend’s pool party?
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 3 July 2023
• The grand prize winner will get the chance to head to Norway August 17-22 bring a plus-one with them.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2024
• Jamie Foxx had a special plus-one by his side at the Berlin premiere of his new film.
  — Kayla Grant, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
• Naomi Watts had a special plus-one by her side at the Dior pre-fall show.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
• All to say: the matter of plus-ones at weddings can be stressful.
  — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2023
• And that’s not even counting Taylor Swift’s presence in the plus-one box.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
• Allowing Brett to help himself and a plus-one to the wedding is out of the question.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
• And, though the home has plenty of rooms, you're only allowed to bring a single plus-one along for the stay.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2023
• Stressing over who should get a plus-one on your special day?
  — Marissa Miller, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2023
• Liev Schreiber had a special plus-one this weekend — his son Sasha!
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 27 June 2023
• Zendaya attended the event as the plus-one of her longtime stylist, Law Roach.
  — Seventeen, 4 Apr. 2023
• The winnings will include airfare, and a hotel stay for the winner and their plus-one.
  — Lizzy Rosenberg, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
• Audra Mari and Josh Duhamel had a special plus-one this weekend.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
• TikTok flew the creators (and their plus-ones) first class to Washington and put them up in a high-end hotel for the week.
  — Madison Malone Kircher, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2023
• Reporters asked the press secretary if players would get a plus-one for the visit.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
• The Euphoria star even brought the actor along as a plus-one to a party earlier this year.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
• Tickets for two shows were given to her for free by friends who had won a contest and invited her as their plus-one.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2023
• There were talks of me going to the premiere and pretending to be Hugh’s plus-one, which would’ve been hilarious.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2024
• Towards the middle of the episode, Aurora, 35, and Olivia, 32, joked about Aurora bringing her new boyfriend as her plus-one to the wedding.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
• He’s told an expedition leader named Alexander Fancher of their plans to join them and doesn’t want to bring any plus-ones to the party.
  — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
• Angelina Jolie brought a special plus-one with her to Broadway's biggest night.
  — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
• Primed for soirées, miniature box styles from Loro Piana and Louis Vuitton have all the elements of chic and reliable plus-one.
  — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2024
• There is a major New Moon occurring in your 7th House of Relationships, pointing out all of the plus-ones in your world — or the lack thereof, if that is more the case.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2024
• Allison Holker enjoyed time with her favorite plus-ones on the red carpet over the weekend.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
• The switch in their dynamic, with Kate in an official position of power and Hal as her plus-one, causes much of the tension of the first season.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
• Navigating wedding plus-one etiquette for your big day is no easy feat.
  — Marissa Miller, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2023
• The actors – and Wong's plus-one, Bill Hader – had the good fortune of being escorted past the line for entry into the theater that snaked around the concession area.
  — Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
• Vocal pyrotechnics aside, what makes this show go across most of its 2 ½ hours is that McCrimmon is also a plus-one strong comedic actor.
  — Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 30 May 2024

Last Updated: 7 Mar 2025