home base

noun

1

: the place in which someone or something lives or operates

The company's home base is in New York.

She returned to her home base after a long month of traveling.

2

baseball : the base that a runner must touch in order to score

The runner was tagged out at home base.

Examples of home base in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As part of its 75th anniversary celebrations, San Jose American Little League hosted a event last Friday to revitalize its home base, Woodland Field. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Convenience is key, but the home’s airy interiors and coastal decor make this a beautiful home base. — Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026

The Sephora Performance Center practice facility, located in downtown Oakland, used to be the home base for their NBA counterpart. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Many musical historians credit the city as the birthplace of gospel music and of unique forms of both the blues and jazz, and note it as home base to such influential artists as Muddy Waters and Jelly Roll Morton. — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

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