hometown
noun
home·town
ˈhōm-ˈtau̇n 
often attributive
: the city or town where one was born or grew up
also
: the place of one's principal residence
Examples of hometown in a Sentence
She returned to her hometown to stay after college.
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Offensive lineman Mike Caliendo celebrated his hometown’s baseball team, Milwaukee Brewers, by wearing one of the MLB team’s jerseys.
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Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
In Los Angeles, my hometown, protests rage as ICE raids intensify — yet we’re still questioned for existing between survival and success.
—Sofía Pereda, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ – Test yourself on hometown harvests, top tales and remarkable marathon runs.
—FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Lucky for you, Joyzel is from Miami and will be happy to direct your shoot in her hometown.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hometown
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“Hometown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hometown. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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hometown
noun
home·town
-ˈtau̇n
: the city or town where one was born or grew up
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