Dinner at her house vs Dinner in her house

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Dinner at her house' is commonly used to indicate having dinner at someone's house as a guest. 'Dinner in her house' can be used to describe the location of the dinner within the house, such as 'We had dinner in her house's dining room.'

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Dinner at her house

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate having dinner at someone's house as a guest.

This phrase is used to describe the location where dinner is taking place, specifically at the house of the person mentioned.

Examples:

We're having dinner at her house tonight.
I enjoyed the dinner at her house last week.
She invited us for dinner at her house.
Do you want to have dinner at her house or at a restaurant?
Let's have dinner at her house next Friday.

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It's just that... she invited us to dinner at her house with the family.
[Narrator] The next night, Michael had dinner with Marta at her house... hoping to finally get the answers he was looking for.
Your wife invited me to dinner at your house.
Dinner at my house, then.
His lady is cooking Thanksgiving dinner at our house.
He's had dinners at my house.
I'll have dinner at your house.
I'm inviting you to dinner at my house.
Dinner at my house meant fighting over containers of Chinese food.
The Rotary board of directors are coming to dinner at my house.
We scored an invite to dinner at their house tonight.
You'll have dinner at my house with me.
I had dinner at Aunt's house.
Having dinner at Louis' house.
This is Drink-a-Date,'s not dinner at the White House.
And it sure beat another crazy dinner at the Finch house.
Okay, Reggie, let's do dinner at your house so you and Amber can have some privacy.
Kevin insists on you and Marcus joining us for dinner at our house.
Actually, I'm having a little dinner at my house Saturday.
Look... if that dinner at your house was any indication, you seem pretty happy with your wife.

Alternatives:

dinner at home
dinner at a friend's house
dinner at the Smiths' house
dinner at the party
dinner at the restaurant

Dinner in her house

This phrase is correct but less commonly used. It can be used to describe the location of the dinner within the house, such as in a specific room.

This phrase is used to specify the location of the dinner within the house, indicating that the dinner is taking place inside the house.

Examples:

We had dinner in her house's cozy dining room.
The children were having dinner in her house's kitchen.
Let's have dinner in her house's garden.
She set up a lovely dinner in her house.
The guests enjoyed dinner in her house's elegant living room.

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It's just that... she invited us to dinner at her house with the family.
We haven't had a real dinner in this house where we actually sat down and ate since Sammy was like a sophomore in high school, so...
Looks like I won't be going to her house for dinner.
I went to her house for dinner a week ago.
Why can't I have dinner in my own house?
Your wife invited me to dinner at your house.
Dinner at my house, then.
His lady is cooking Thanksgiving dinner at our house.
He's had dinners at my house.
Looking after Bobby Jr. And Sophia, bringing dinner over the house.
I'll have dinner at your house.
I'm inviting you to dinner at my house.
Dinner, our house, with wives.
Dinner at my house meant fighting over containers of Chinese food.
The Rotary board of directors are coming to dinner at my house.
We scored an invite to dinner at their house tonight.
You'll have dinner at my house with me.
After a long, wine-filled dinner in the palisades, Colleen and I figured out how to get her house back.
Bring them to my house for dinner tonight.
And we're having a dinner party at my house tonight.

Alternatives:

dinner inside her house
dinner within her house
dinner indoors at her house
dinner at her place
dinner at her residence

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Dinner at her house vs Dinner in her house