the home front
noun
: the people who stay in a country and work while that country's soldiers are fighting in a war in a foreign country
During the war we had to keep up morale on the home front.
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It’s been a big week on the home front for McCarthy, so there’s a lot going on.
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Back on the home front, a jury has ordered Google to pay $425 million in a class action lawsuit.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Exhibits in the museum explore this history with dynamic displays and films recounting the efforts of those working on the home front.
—Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Finding peace in the uncertainty is one of your greatest attributes, but instability on the home front is never easy, Pisces.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Back on the home front, a jury has ordered Google to pay $425 million in a class action lawsuit.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Exhibits in the museum explore this history with dynamic displays and films recounting the efforts of those working on the home front.
—Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Finding peace in the uncertainty is one of your greatest attributes, but instability on the home front is never easy, Pisces.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the home front
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“The home front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20home%20front. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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