home away from home

noun phrase

: a place that is as pleasant and comfortable as one's own home

Whenever he came to the city, his brother's place was like a home away from home.

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These things matter to the significance of a place, as do its original quirks, creative adaptations and the thousands of hours that generations of fans have spent there, cheering, crying and building a home away from home. —

Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024 Even just a few weeks after opening, The Manner already has the rare thing that so many hotels profess to offer, but aren’t always able to achieve: the genuine feeling of being at a home away from home. —

Liam Hess, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024 Where to Stay The region is also filled with lovely little inns and cozy hotels that make for a stellar home away from home. —

Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2024 The housewives' Milwaukee home away from home was the Kinn Guesthouse, 600 N. Broadway. —

Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for home away from home

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