back home
idiom
: in one's hometown : in the place one is from
People back home would never believe how much he has changed.
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Pro tip: Dishes like roasted beet salad and macaroni and cheese reheat well to take a bit of Milledgeville back home with you.
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
And ultimately, a stay at a resort like Anantara Layan Phuket Resort could mean the difference between feeling well-rested after a vacation — or arriving back home feeling fatigued and perhaps in need of another vacation.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Devon only leaves her hometown and sets off to the island with one goal: to bring Simone back home to help care for their ailing father.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 24 May 2025
As art historian Deborah Howard writes, that included taking inspiration for buildings in Istanbul, from churches to bathhouses, to create cosmopolitan spaces back home.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 24 May 2025
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
And ultimately, a stay at a resort like Anantara Layan Phuket Resort could mean the difference between feeling well-rested after a vacation — or arriving back home feeling fatigued and perhaps in need of another vacation.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Devon only leaves her hometown and sets off to the island with one goal: to bring Simone back home to help care for their ailing father.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 24 May 2025
As art historian Deborah Howard writes, that included taking inspiration for buildings in Istanbul, from churches to bathhouses, to create cosmopolitan spaces back home.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 24 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for back home
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“Back home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20home. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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