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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Following Tuesday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, 10 of the Sharks’ next 13 games before the Olympic break in early February are on the road.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
The Jaguars technically lost another home game, a 35-7 beatdown versus the Los Angeles Rams in London.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The Panthers’ standing as the reigning NFC South champions entitled them to at least one home game.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
With a home crowd fired up for its first SEC home game and kids back from school break, the environment should be lively.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
The Jaguars technically lost another home game, a 35-7 beatdown versus the Los Angeles Rams in London.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The Panthers’ standing as the reigning NFC South champions entitled them to at least one home game.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
With a home crowd fired up for its first SEC home game and kids back from school break, the environment should be lively.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Home game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20game. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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