How to Use hometown in a Sentence
hometown
noun- She returned to her hometown to stay after college.
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Garrett Schultz was on fire at the plate in his hometown.
— Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 5 June 2023 -
To have that happen in my hometown was a dream come true.
— Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 11 July 2023 -
In the 21-minute stream, Manesar asks the men, their faces bloodied, for their names and hometowns.
— Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023 -
The first half of the book is set in our own hometown of Austin, where Esken's daughter was raised.
— USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024 -
Daly took third place in one of the races in front of Old Milwaukee’s hometown crowd.
— Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 -
Or is your hometown in the path of what for many is a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle?
— Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024 -
Howie will be buried in his hometown of Chester, Illinois, on June 3.
— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 29 May 2023 -
Gray was made to secure a $2,500 bond, to pay a fee, and to be a criminal in his hometown.
— John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 25 Jan. 2023 -
Raisi will be buried in Mashad, his hometown, on Friday.
— Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024 -
Act like a tourist (only no socks with sandals, please) and take a tour in your hometown.
— Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 11 Jan. 2023 -
Their voices carried them from their hometowns to all around the globe.
— Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Jan. 2024 -
In the wake of Springsteen and the band’s first hometown-ish show in seven years, here’s what the show taught us about the tour, the current state of the E Street Band, and more.
— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2023 -
We got married last summer in a small church in our hometown.
— Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2024 -
However, this dude's hometown date will take place in his OG home state of Ohio.
— Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 25 July 2023 -
Metro Boomin is giving back to his hometown of St. Louis in honor of his late mother.
— Angel Diaz, Billboard, 21 May 2024 -
Booking an Airbnb is a good way to gain a new perspective on your hometown.
— Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2023 -
What does that mean for the mid-tier tournament in your hometown that brought thousands of tourists in for a weekend?
— Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 6 June 2023 -
Fun fact: Among his sponsors is Hooters, the sports bar chain that started in his hometown.
— Kathryn Varn, Axios, 24 July 2024 -
The show moves from hub to hub, and this season Beyoncé's hometown is it.
— Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 Sep. 2023 -
The tour will pick back up in her hometown, Los Angeles, on July 31.
— Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024 -
But in his first pro game at TD Garden, Beniers had the last laugh against his hometown club — and his childhood hero.
— Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2023 -
Gray, 46, was an Assemblyman for his hometown of Merced for a decade.
— Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024 -
Missy Elliott is giving back to her hometown in a huge way.
— Jasmine Browley, Essence, 24 Oct. 2023 -
As a young girl, Ethel would watch trains whistle past her hometown and dream of traveling east.
— Naï Zakharia, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2023 -
Regardless of who won Friday’s matchup, the city of Fairbanks was going to have a hometown team to root for in the state title game.
— Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Mar. 2023 -
In the fall, Antonio Scott Nichols, from Atlanta, will have his first solo show in his hometown.
— Tariro Mzezewa, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023 -
The Spring Park, Minn., native is competing just 20 miles from his hometown.
— Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024 -
The goal was to immerse students in McMurtry's hometown and encourage them to find a story to tell in the town of about 1,500 people.
— Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024 -
His generous donations to local charities in New York and his hometown of Tampa are well known.
— Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2024
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