: a classroom where pupils report especially at the beginning of each school day
Examples of homeroom in a Sentence
They were assigned to different homerooms.
He was late for homeroom.
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Lifelong scapegoats will cheer the underdogs' triumph, while former homeroom villains of all generations will shed a nostalgic tear at Dillon's showcase of evergreen bully tactics: the locker prison, the wet toilet-paper bomb, and the bathroom surprise attack.
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Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
According to this report, examples of SEL methods include having students role-play historical figures to develop empathy, allowing students to self-delegate their roles in group projects, teaching formal SEL topics during homeroom, and assigning journal activities.
—Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
On their way to homeroom, sit on a bench playing Uno.
—Jenny Allen, New Yorker, 19 June 2025
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Growing up, at a distance
That first Covid year was filled with mindfulness exercises in homeroom, encouragement to do yoga, meditate, reflect and journal in the morning announcements.
—Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
According to this report, examples of SEL methods include having students role-play historical figures to develop empathy, allowing students to self-delegate their roles in group projects, teaching formal SEL topics during homeroom, and assigning journal activities.
—Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
On their way to homeroom, sit on a bench playing Uno.
—Jenny Allen, New Yorker, 19 June 2025
Small steps in your community can make a difference
Growing up, at a distance
That first Covid year was filled with mindfulness exercises in homeroom, encouragement to do yoga, meditate, reflect and journal in the morning announcements.
—Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for homeroom
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“Homeroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeroom. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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homeroom
noun
home·room
ˈhōm-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
: a classroom where pupils report usually at the beginning of each school day
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