How do you use the word "host" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "host": My host family often advises me. The party ended with a speech by the host.

Host Meaning

/həʊst/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounOne which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.

nounOne that provides a facility for an event.

Sentence Examples

My host family often advises me.

The party ended with a speech by the host.

The talk show host interviewed a famous movie star yesterday.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

horde legion

Antonyms:

parasite

CEFR Practice Quiz

The ____ welcomed everyone to the party and offered drinks.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The gracious ____ made sure that every guest at the party had plenty of food and drink.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis Proto-Italic *hostipotis Latin hospes Old French ostebor. Middle English hoste English host From Middle English hoste, from Old French oste (French: hôte), from Latin hospitem, accusative of hospes (“a host, also a sojourner, visitor, guest; hence, a foreigner, a stranger”), from *hostipotis, an old compound of hostis and the root of potis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis (“master of guests”), from *gʰóstis (“stranger, guest, enemy”) and *pótis (“owner, master, host, husband”). Used in English since 13th century.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Time is like a fashionable host, / That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand." — c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:

"A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents." — 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:

"I am quite impressed with the December 10th issue in which it hosted the article by Nancy Langer, "Different Abilities, the Same Queer Pleasures."" — 1984 February 4, Suzan Bedrosian, “Sex Lives”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 4:

"Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola." — 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:

"Where you shall host." — c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene v]:

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