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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Jorge had fled the gang violence that killed his brother back home.
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Carol Guzy, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Escaping the cold came in blessed two-week bursts—the Caribbean, Hawaii, even back home to Arizona once or twice.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile another son, Eduardo, lobbied US officials to impose tariffs on Brazil in response to the verdict, angering many back home.
—semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
The feeling of longing for a culture from back home started even earlier in the year with Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos.
—Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
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Carol Guzy, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Escaping the cold came in blessed two-week bursts—the Caribbean, Hawaii, even back home to Arizona once or twice.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile another son, Eduardo, lobbied US officials to impose tariffs on Brazil in response to the verdict, angering many back home.
—semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
The feeling of longing for a culture from back home started even earlier in the year with Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos.
—Rolling Stone, 29 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 5 Jan. 2026.
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