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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Victims speak out Facing the judge, one of the victims said Lawshea’s track program, a place where some of the best runners in South Florida trained, became her home away from home.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Since first filming there five years ago, Bozeman has become something like a home away from home.
—Lindzi Scharf, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
The backstory Businessman Juan Rosa from Lanzarote opened the 7 Islas Hotel in Madrid in 2002, wanting to create a welcoming home away from home for Canary Islanders (the seven islands).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
And our spot there next to the Madison River became our home away from home.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Since first filming there five years ago, Bozeman has become something like a home away from home.
—Lindzi Scharf, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
The backstory Businessman Juan Rosa from Lanzarote opened the 7 Islas Hotel in Madrid in 2002, wanting to create a welcoming home away from home for Canary Islanders (the seven islands).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
And our spot there next to the Madison River became our home away from home.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 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 1 Apr. 2026.
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