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the city or town where you were born or grew up
She returned to her hometown to stay after college.
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Blending personal archives, historical documents and contemporary footage, the film reconstructs the life of one family within the cycle of destruction and restoration in her hometown, Mariupol.
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Lise Pedersen, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
The doll is also a part of a larger collaboration with the LeBron James Family Foundation, an organization James started to help families in his hometown.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
Barbie is making a donation to the foundation to aid its continued efforts to serve the families of James' hometown.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
Many Iranian artists leave their hometowns in search of opportunities abroad, but this is far from the whole picture.
—Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
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Lise Pedersen, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
The doll is also a part of a larger collaboration with the LeBron James Family Foundation, an organization James started to help families in his hometown.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
Barbie is making a donation to the foundation to aid its continued efforts to serve the families of James' hometown.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
Many Iranian artists leave their hometowns in search of opportunities abroad, but this is far from the whole picture.
—Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hometown
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“Hometown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hometown. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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