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

Scott Jamison, an FHSAA association executive director, said football coaches at power programs favor the idea that they would be guaranteed three playoff games and revenue from at least one home game. —Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026

The Sharks’ overtime loss to the 32nd-place Canucks in their final home game of the season last Saturday came a few days before the loss to the 31st-place Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday. —Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026

Kopitar, who announced in September that this season would be his last, gave an emotional good-bye speech to the fans after the final regular-season home game. —Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026

The time in Mexico City will be only one hour ahead of Denver’s local time, and if the Nuggets are flying there after a home game, the trip will be shorter than some NBA teams’ trips within the United States. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026

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