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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While Griffin eventually conceded, his efforts to invalidate these votes cast doubt on the system that ensures American men and women serving our country overseas have a voice in our democracy back home.
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Ellen Gustafson, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
For example, there are the mice of Little Rodentia, Judy Hopps’ family back home in Bunnyburrow, and the polar creatures of Tundratown.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 25 Nov. 2025
The following year, while Dante was on a diplomatic mission to Rome, his own faction back home was ousted, and he was falsely accused of corruption.
—Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Bringing Matt back home is the first step in healing and moving forward.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025
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Ellen Gustafson, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
For example, there are the mice of Little Rodentia, Judy Hopps’ family back home in Bunnyburrow, and the polar creatures of Tundratown.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 25 Nov. 2025
The following year, while Dante was on a diplomatic mission to Rome, his own faction back home was ousted, and he was falsely accused of corruption.
—Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Bringing Matt back home is the first step in healing and moving forward.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 24 Nov. 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 29 Nov. 2025.
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