home game

noun

sports
: a game played in a team's own stadium, park, etc.
The team has done much better in its home games than on the road.

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In Clemson’s latest home game, starting quarterback Cade Klubnik was already on the sidelines due to an injury. Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025 Trying to snap a four-game losing streak, the Arizona Cardinals will be without starting quarterback Kyler Murray for Sunday’s home game against the Green Bay Packers. Doug Haller, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 The 49ers can’t afford to let Warner’s absence suck the inspiration out of a prime-time home game. Cam Inman, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025 But for a third straight Big Ten home game, the Gophers fell behind 3-0. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for home game

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“Home game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20game. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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