back home

idiom

: in one's hometown : in the place one is from
People back home would never believe how much he has changed.

Examples of back home in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Interspersed with moments of humor, the trailer shows Renn's journey back home for the funeral, where he and Leigh wrestle simultaneously with arrangements, grief and their relationship with one another. Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024 In Family Meal Cam is being haunted by the ghost of his recently deceased partner and moves back home in an effort to escape his grief. Kristen Arnett, TIME, 4 June 2024 The bodies of Davy and Natalie Lloyd, both in their 20s, were flown through Miami International Airport from Port-au-Prince back home to their family in Kansas City, Missouri. Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024 For some Chinese visitors, both tourists and those with work and residence visas, that appeal has been heightened by an increasingly oppressive environment for LGBTQ+ people back home. Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024 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 15 Jun. 2024.

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