hometown
noun
home·town
ˈhōm-ˈtau̇n 
often attributive
: the city or town where one was born or grew up
also
: the place of one's principal residence
Examples of hometown in a Sentence
She returned to her hometown to stay after college.
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Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The full story of Pharrell’s prolific year can’t be told without acknowledging yet another hometown triumph.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Trash Mountain follows a young gay man (Hearon) living in Chicago who returns to his hometown in Missouri following the death of his hoarder father.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
During the dancehall musician’s show at Scotiabank Arena Sunday night, hometown hero Drake appeared onstage to play an eight-song set in the middle of Kartel’s show.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hometown
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“Hometown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hometown. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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hometown
noun
home·town
-ˈtau̇n
: the city or town where one was born or grew up
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