bring home

phrase

: to make unmistakably clear
brought home the importance of exercise

Examples of bring home in a Sentence

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Hundreds of fans lined the streets of a seaside Welsh village on Saturday to bid farewell to late singer Bonnie Tyler as her coffin was brought home. ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 This summer’s heat has further sharpened that priority, and also brought home the complexity of managing it. Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026 On this day in 1415, the largest wooden ships ever built brought home a remarkable prize for the emperor of imperial China’s Ming dynasty. Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026 The secretaries of State and Homeland Security, acting together, could bring home every family member of an American service member and everyone else waiting only to be reunited with relatives already here. Shawn Vandiver, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bring home

Word History

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bring home was in 1802

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“Bring home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20home. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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