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.

Examples of home game in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If the Packers score in the third quarter of a home game, fans get a promo code at Lambeau Field and on the Packers' Facebook page to receive a free medium order while ordering online within 48 hours. —David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024

Before a home game earlier this season, the Sycuan tribe presented MESA with a $50,000 check. —Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024

First of all, the Florida Panthers lost a home game, 3-2, to the New York Islanders on Thursday night. —Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024

The teams will play in Boston, which is essentially a home game for UConn. —Jordan Ruttert, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024

Other teams with an international home game this year are taking the same approach. —Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024

Blackwood hadn’t played since Feb. 27 when he was injured in the first period of the Sharks’ home game against the New Jersey Devils. —Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024

The Dodgers will return to the U.S. for the first home game of the season against the Angels, Ohtani’s former team, on Sunday. —Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024

Having one fewer home game to attend has drawn the ire of season-ticket holders online. —Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024