back home
idiom
: in one's hometown : in the place one is from
People back home would never believe how much he has changed.
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As my body hit new, dangerous lows, my family and friends back home in Chicago begged me to defer my move to New York City and enter a residential program to restore my weight.
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Sarah Aziza, People.com, 14 May 2025
Through Vlad, Enzo discovers an unexpected attraction, intensified by the political reality that Vlad escaped back home.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 May 2025
Bringing the fruits of her success back home remains fundamental to Tems’ mission.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 14 May 2025
The latter has prior military experience and is facing a call to enlist back home due to being 25.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 14 May 2025
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Sarah Aziza, People.com, 14 May 2025
Through Vlad, Enzo discovers an unexpected attraction, intensified by the political reality that Vlad escaped back home.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 May 2025
Bringing the fruits of her success back home remains fundamental to Tems’ mission.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 14 May 2025
The latter has prior military experience and is facing a call to enlist back home due to being 25.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 14 May 2025
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 21 May. 2025.
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