home sweet home

idiom

used when one returns home after being away to say that one is happy to be home

Examples of home sweet home in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Many Gen Zers and millennials today are forced to rent (or live with their parents) because of the sheer cost of buying a house—and the lucky few who did get on the housing ladder are now stuck in their starter home sweet home. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2024 But Ohio's strangest abodes offer memorably unique twists on what some people call home sweet home. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 27 Apr. 2024 Looking to make your home sweet home even sweeter this season? Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023 Make home sweet home smell better than ever with Voluspa's Mini Japonica Candle Set, which includes 12 mini candles in a variety of delightful scents. Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 26 Nov. 2023 With holiday music playing, cookies baking and everyone filled with joy and cheer, home sweet home is the place to be this season. Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2023 The beauty mogul has now put the finishing touches on her home sweet home: An industrial, 15,500-square-foot mansion that reportedly boasts five bedrooms, six bathrooms, and an infinity pool. Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 16 May 2023

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“Home sweet home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20sweet%20home. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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