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a place to call home

noun phrase

: a place to live
He has no place to call home.

Examples of a place to call home in a Sentence

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Dozens of foster youth have a place to call home after being adopted into new families in San Joaquin County, just in time for Thanksgiving. Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025 Breaking the cycle of chronic homelessness, community leaders and advocates say, must start by supporting youths who don't have a place to call home. Ethan Hylton, IndyStar, 30 July 2025 However, faced with increasingly severe roadblocks to crossing into the U.S., whether legally or illegally, the sprawling border city has lately become a place to call home. Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025 Finding a place to call home The McNichols turned to Rich Rubba of Real Estate One to navigate the competitive housing market. Brendel Hightower, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025 With close proximity to safe schools, shopping, dining, entertainment and healthcare, this new area is perfect for anyone looking for a place to call home. Shea Homes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Feb. 2025 But after the Eaton Fire devastated their community, 39 of the farm's 40 acres have been destroyed -- leaving the family without a livelihood or a place to call home. Megan Forrester, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025 When choosing a place to call home, the cost of living can make all the difference. Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024 That’s because, unlike other digital assets such as cryptocurrency or NFTs, the value of domain names is baked into their genuine function to an end user — a startup or brand looking for a place to call home. Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024

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“A place to call home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20place%20to%20call%20home. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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