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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Seeking to facilitate their communications with families, neighbors and business associates back home, the U.S. leaned on the postal service to do the job.
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 July 2025
The couple, who had just purchased the boat, did not have the money to get it back home.
—Jessica Van Egeren, jsonline.com, 22 July 2025
Frances Tiafoe couldn’t hide the excitement in his voice during Sunday’s news conference: back home at the Mubadala Citi DC Open.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2025
There is nothing quite as disheartening of a travel mishap than arriving to your destination (or back home) and not finding your luggage on the carousel at the airport.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 July 2025
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 July 2025
The couple, who had just purchased the boat, did not have the money to get it back home.
—Jessica Van Egeren, jsonline.com, 22 July 2025
Frances Tiafoe couldn’t hide the excitement in his voice during Sunday’s news conference: back home at the Mubadala Citi DC Open.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2025
There is nothing quite as disheartening of a travel mishap than arriving to your destination (or back home) and not finding your luggage on the carousel at the airport.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 July 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 4 Aug. 2025.
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