: a classroom where pupils report especially at the beginning of each school day
Examples of homeroom in a Sentence
They were assigned to different homerooms.
He was late for homeroom.
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Let students reach for their phones in the hallways, or while eating, or in homeroom, or whatever.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
But kids, teachers and administrators alike admit it was rarely enforced − until this school year, when homeroom teachers started collecting students' phones to be returned at the end of the school day.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 28 Apr. 2024
The class period serves as a homeroom or study hall period, Duff said.
—Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 22 Jan. 2025
At Crane High School, Segedin took a drafting course and had a homeroom teacher who encouraged his talent, noting that illustrators can make a living.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
But kids, teachers and administrators alike admit it was rarely enforced − until this school year, when homeroom teachers started collecting students' phones to be returned at the end of the school day.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 28 Apr. 2024
The class period serves as a homeroom or study hall period, Duff said.
—Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 22 Jan. 2025
At Crane High School, Segedin took a drafting course and had a homeroom teacher who encouraged his talent, noting that illustrators can make a living.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for homeroom
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“Homeroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeroom. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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homeroom
noun
home·room
ˈhōm-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
: a classroom where pupils report usually at the beginning of each school day
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