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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Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson, who did not play in the final minutes of the Jayhawks’ overtime victory over North Carolina State on Saturday because of cramping in his quads, is listed day-to-day entering Tuesday night’s home game against Towson. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025 If Monday night's projections hold, the game will end up being the fifth-coldest home game on record for the Steelers, according to research from KDKA First Alert Meteorologist Ray Petelin. Michael Guise, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025 One day after her 36th birthday on December 13, Swift attended Travis Kelce's home game against the Los Angeles Chargers wearing Kansas City Chiefs colors in a fashion forward way. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 14 Dec. 2025 The club will carry out more significant tributes to Bonds before this Sunday’s home game against Aston Villa. Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 12 Dec. 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 19 Dec. 2025.

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