: occurring in one's home
in-home care for the elderly
in-home services

Examples of in-home in a Sentence

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For families where commute time is already a strain, in-home or online options remove one more logistical hurdle from the week. — Karen Koehler, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026 Childcare advocates must not let pronatalists own the conversation on in-home care. — Moira O’Neil, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2026 According to the criminal complaint, the victims, an 86-year-old man and 84-year-old woman who required in-home healthcare around the clock, hired Confiable Home HealthCare in August. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 In 2025, 40 hours of in-home caregiving help a week ran about $72,792 a year, according to the insurance company Genworth, which conducts annual surveys of the cost of care. — Kat McGowan, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in-home

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of in-home was in 1956

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“In-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-home. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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