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

Under the new collective bargaining agreement, each NHL team must sign a permanent emergency backup who will be at every home game and travel with the team to all road games (like a bullpen catcher in Major League Baseball). — Michael Russo, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

South Florida’s turbulent weather since the weekend that killed a mother and her daughter, spawned an Everglades wildfire, and mixed heat with storms looks to remain unsettled — including for Friday’s Miami Dolphins home game. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

The more winnable of those two, in my opinion, is the Halloween home game with Ohio State, considering the questions on the Buckeyes’ defense. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

The Padres play the DSL Phillies (2-0) on Saturday in a win-or-go-home game. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

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