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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But the intrigue consumes him totally, leading to troubles at work and on the home front with his wife (Cobie Smulders) and young son.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Even people who have volunteered for risky missions in their public-health work are still getting used to the idea that the danger has arrived at the home front.
—Keren Landman, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2025
On the home front, plenty of organizational staples and furniture must-haves at Wayfair and West Elm are going for can’t-beat prices.
—Nicol Natale, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
From the front line to the home front, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service has had military families’ backs for 130 years.
—Paris Goodman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Even people who have volunteered for risky missions in their public-health work are still getting used to the idea that the danger has arrived at the home front.
—Keren Landman, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2025
On the home front, plenty of organizational staples and furniture must-haves at Wayfair and West Elm are going for can’t-beat prices.
—Nicol Natale, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
From the front line to the home front, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service has had military families’ backs for 130 years.
—Paris Goodman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 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 7 Sep. 2025.
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