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

Recent Examples on the Web In the end, Fort Mill won out — largely because Charlotte Douglas International Airport offers direct flights back home; Charleston International Airport does not. Michael Burgess, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2024 The Boeing lawyers asked about his life back home in Louisiana, and Barnett’s description makes for painful reading. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024 There were too many family members back home, too much that had been lost. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024 Keeping his return a secret, McCoy surprised them one by one upon his arrival back home. Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024 Alone 2 Home then again assisted with Sam's travels back home, as the Halls departed from Nevada to meet up with him. Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024 Soon a news flash from back home — and then another — pierced the vibe. Ken Belson, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024 For instance, if your child runs away from home and gets picked up by the police but hasn’t done anything to warrant juvenile detention and isn’t a suicide risk, there just aren’t a lot of places for youth to go besides right back home. Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024 After lunch, his parents drove back home to Moscow, while his wife stayed with him for two more nights, watching figure skating events from the Beijing Olympics and talking for hours about politics. Simon Shuster / Vilnius, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024

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“Back home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20home. Accessed 2 May. 2024.

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