: confined to the home
Examples of homebound in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
His concern for his ill, homebound mother isn’t matched by his stern, uncaring father Hamit (Ercan Kesal), who spends all day elsewhere, perhaps with another woman.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
Pockets of time when most parents are homebound are now ripe for spontaneous hangouts, especially because their kids can entertain one another.
—Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
Programs run under contract are also in the crosshairs, including one that administers vaccines in shelters, clinics and to homebound individuals, and a rapid-response team that tests for infections as quickly as possible to help prevent the spread of infectious disease.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for homebound
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Adjective
Cannon worked at a Pizza Hut directly next door to the pub and was walking on the side of a road, homebound with food in her hands, when Przygoda struck her, police said.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
His concern for his ill, homebound mother isn’t matched by his stern, uncaring father Hamit (Ercan Kesal), who spends all day elsewhere, perhaps with another woman.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
Pockets of time when most parents are homebound are now ripe for spontaneous hangouts, especially because their kids can entertain one another.
—Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
Programs run under contract are also in the crosshairs, including one that administers vaccines in shelters, clinics and to homebound individuals, and a rapid-response team that tests for infections as quickly as possible to help prevent the spread of infectious disease.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for homebound
Cite this Entry
“Homebound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homebound. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
homebound
1 of 2 adjective
home·bound
ˈhōm-ˌbau̇nd 
: going or heading for home
homebound travelers
homebound
2 of 2 adjective
: confined to the home
was homebound with a broken foot
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share