the home front
noun
: the people who stay in a country and work while that country's soldiers are fighting in a war in a foreign country
During the war we had to keep up morale on the home front.
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An issue on the home front may require you to get clever with your resources.
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USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Back on the home front, the FBI is at his office; here in Thailand, everyone’s electronics are going in Pam’s bag.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Now beloved as a symbol of American military courage and further memorialized in Arlington, Virginia, as the Marine Corps War Memorial, Rosenthal’s image was seen as a sign of hope for viewers on the home front, who interpreted the flag-raising as a sign that the Pacific war was almost over.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2025
In the midst of global tensions, Democrats have been waging a legislative war on the home front by battling Trump’s outpour of executive orders in courtrooms, press conferences and on both Congressional floors.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 22 Feb. 2025
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USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Back on the home front, the FBI is at his office; here in Thailand, everyone’s electronics are going in Pam’s bag.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Now beloved as a symbol of American military courage and further memorialized in Arlington, Virginia, as the Marine Corps War Memorial, Rosenthal’s image was seen as a sign of hope for viewers on the home front, who interpreted the flag-raising as a sign that the Pacific war was almost over.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2025
In the midst of global tensions, Democrats have been waging a legislative war on the home front by battling Trump’s outpour of executive orders in courtrooms, press conferences and on both Congressional floors.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 22 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the home front
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“The home front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20home%20front. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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