back home
idiom
: in one's hometown : in the place one is from
People back home would never believe how much he has changed.
Examples of back home in a Sentence
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So that makes legit distribution back home unlikely.
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
Issues in focus on the Hill and back home
Thereafter, as the war in Vietnam wound down, McCloskey devoted himself to his environmental causes and working on legislation with like-minded members of both parties.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 18 May 2024
His son-in-law, who was not on the train with them, helped coordinate the family and get everyone back home later that night, Helmer said.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
The lure can be harder to resist for the relatively small group of politicians from humble backgrounds who sometimes struggle to make ends meet while balancing family lives back home with the high cost of living in Washington much of the year.
—Kitty Bennett, New York Times, 13 May 2024
At 4-2 on Jake DeBrusk’s goal Panthers fans back home had to be getting a tinge anxious, still with half the third period left.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024
Dariel campaigns almost daily with her mother Rebecca, demanding a deal to bring the dozens of Israelis seized by Hamas during the group's Oct. 7 terrorist attack back home.
—Debora Patta, CBS News, 9 May 2024
Her daughters, Ella (Ramsey), and Jo (Young), put everything on the line to infiltrate the cult and bring their mother back home.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 May 2024
If Gilmore, a Rock Hill, S.C., native, were to head back home and play outside cornerback for Carolina, Smith-Wade would most likely be situated as Hill’s backup at nickel corner.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
Issues in focus on the Hill and back home
Thereafter, as the war in Vietnam wound down, McCloskey devoted himself to his environmental causes and working on legislation with like-minded members of both parties.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 18 May 2024
His son-in-law, who was not on the train with them, helped coordinate the family and get everyone back home later that night, Helmer said.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
The lure can be harder to resist for the relatively small group of politicians from humble backgrounds who sometimes struggle to make ends meet while balancing family lives back home with the high cost of living in Washington much of the year.
—Kitty Bennett, New York Times, 13 May 2024
At 4-2 on Jake DeBrusk’s goal Panthers fans back home had to be getting a tinge anxious, still with half the third period left.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024
Dariel campaigns almost daily with her mother Rebecca, demanding a deal to bring the dozens of Israelis seized by Hamas during the group's Oct. 7 terrorist attack back home.
—Debora Patta, CBS News, 9 May 2024
Her daughters, Ella (Ramsey), and Jo (Young), put everything on the line to infiltrate the cult and bring their mother back home.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 May 2024
If Gilmore, a Rock Hill, S.C., native, were to head back home and play outside cornerback for Carolina, Smith-Wade would most likely be situated as Hill’s backup at nickel corner.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
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“Back home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20home. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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