home away from home

noun phrase

US
: a place that is as pleasant and comfortable as one's own home
Whenever he came to the city, his brother's place was like a home away from home.

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There was a Latin show next door; that was my home away from home. Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 10 July 2026 The Inn at Meadowbrook in Prairie Village has been home away from home for some of the world’s most famous soccer players. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026 Your hotel room should feel like a cozy home away from home after a chaotic day of travel, not a scary room in a building full of strangers, where you could be spied on, robbed, or bitten by insects in your sleep. Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026 That Arkansas has become a home – or more accurately a home away from home – for many from the Marshall Islands is an unusual story itself. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for home away from home

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“Home away from home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20away%20from%20home. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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