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Examples of homespun in a Sentence
People enjoy his folksy, homespun manner.
dispenses his homespun philosophy of life in a weekly newspaper column
Recent Examples of homespun from the Web
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In the past year the rapper’s homespun brand of hip-hop pushed him to the front of a pack of young emcees looking to disrupt the genre with a new sound.
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Staying consistent with Bacquet’s menus over the years, the primary focus at his new namesake restaurant is decidedly on homespun French cuisine.
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The laptop connects to a homespun hemispherical speaker, made by adding car speaker drivers and high-efficiency amplifiers to Ikea salad bowls.
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When Gandhi demanded Indians become more self-sufficient in all things, including food and clothing, Subbarow heeded the call, wearing homespun khadi to the hospital rather than the usual starched uniform.
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Service, like the whole endeavor, is charmingly homespun.
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For just under 50 years, his grandfather owned the restaurant Johnny’s Cottage, serving up homespun food in Sister Bay until it was sold in 1994.
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Like Bombeck, the Orlando performer finds humor in homespun recollections.
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There’s a homespun quality about Beilein, even when frustrated.
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First Known Use of homespun
circa 1589
homespun Synonyms
Synonyms
Near Antonyms
affected, grandiose, highfalutin (also hifalutin), ostentatious, pompous, pretentious;
Definition of homespun
: a loosely woven usually woolen or linen fabric originally made from homespun yarn
First Known Use of homespun
1651
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