back home
idiom
: in one's hometown : in the place one is from
Peopleback home would never believe how much he has changed.
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Meanwhile, activist groups like Cycling X Solidarity lead rides to purchase tamale vendors' remaining stock, with the intent to get them safely back home and off the street, where ICE may target them.
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Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Dec. 2025
Kay moved back home, to South London, increasingly depressed about his situation.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
While his classmates back home in San Diego were studying for midterms, Crowe convinced a teacher to give him class credit for his time on the road with Led Zeppelin.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2025
After a 10-day break, the Chiefs are back in action and back home at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
—Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 6 Dec. 2025
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Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Dec. 2025
Kay moved back home, to South London, increasingly depressed about his situation.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
While his classmates back home in San Diego were studying for midterms, Crowe convinced a teacher to give him class credit for his time on the road with Led Zeppelin.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2025
After a 10-day break, the Chiefs are back in action and back home at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
—Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 6 Dec. 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 13 Dec. 2025.
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