How to Use down-home in a Sentence

down-home

adjective

• After all, why should your pupper have to miss out on all the down-home fun?
  — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 6 July 2023
• With Rockstar, she’s put her own down-home glam stamp on the museum of rock & roll.
  — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2023
• Voters were attracted to Carter’s down-home style and grin back then.
  — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
• Crown Block’s menu is glitzy, with pricey cuts of steak and seafood, though Canteenwalla and his team added a few down-home items to lend some soul.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 13 Mar. 2023
• Its Fargo Bar & Grill has the feel of a down-home dive, but delivers top-notch service and huge platters of pub grub.
  — Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2023
• But then, so were a lot of the other down-home options: chicken Creole, pork chops, country ham.
  — Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 7 Aug. 2023
• Get ready for some down-home comfort with our freshly baked homemade pies and cobblers.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
• The blue is speckled with some white flecks, which reminds me of blue enamelware pots and pans for a down-home aesthetic.
  — PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
• The blue is speckled with some white flecks, which reminds me of blue enamelware pots and pans for a down-home aesthetic.
  — PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
• But her down-home values don’t come at the expense of excluding gay fans and the drag community.
  — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
• Wild mushrooms and a dash of white wine add some sophistication to this down-home comfort food.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2023
• The eight-day bus trip, which drew throngs of people, helped cement Mr. Clinton’s image as a down-home retail politician.
  — Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2023
• And in most cases, that down-home charm is paired with upscale amenities, such as multi-course meals and extensive wine lists.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2023
• There are intimations of down-home prosperity, like horn blasts in the fog.
  — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 May 2025
• The remark was a nod to a constant, low-grade stream of criticism that Crockett’s down-home demeanor must be a front to win country music fans.
  — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
• The remark was a nod to a constant, low-grade stream of criticism that Crockett’s down-home demeanor must be a front to win country music fans.
  — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
• The Lone Star State is one of endless possibilities—in food and adventure—with a healthy dash of down-home kindness.
  — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2025
• The Lone Star State is one of endless possibilities—in food and adventure—with a healthy dash of down-home kindness.
  — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2025
• These dishes soon became staples in what would become known as down-home cooking.
  — Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2023
• Each of these restaurants serves world-class food, but with a down-home hospitality that’s truly SYV.
  — Sunset Magazine, 28 Sep. 2023
• Do dinner at Robin’s: a down-home kitchen lifting inspiration from every corner of the globe.
  — Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2023
• Friends and critics alike described the pair as conspicuously down-home and devout.
  — Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
• However, Sunday’s Los Angeles screening and the brunch event did resemble more of a down-home, church, and southern feel, even in the middle of Hollywood.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 4 Dec. 2023
• The eatery, known for its down-home country cuisine, introduced a slate of sweet and savory dishes on its new seasonal menu, which rolled out in restaurants nationwide Feb. 11.
  — Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
• Huddleston brings a gregarious energy to the role — a sort of Santa-as-Kenny Rogers down-home father figure with a raspy voice and a sincere love of children.
  — Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
• During the pandemic, comedian Leanne Morgan doled out down-home advice to keep spirits up.
  — Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
• Cranberry-Apple Hand Pies End any meal or family get-together on a sweet note with this deliciously down-home dessert.
  — Beth Branch, Country Living, 8 Aug. 2023
• A little down-home comfort at a great price?
  — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
• But don’t forget the jam sessions, too, plus culture workshops and tasty food and drink that make this roots-music bash such down-home fun.
  — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
• And in most cases, that down-home charm is paired with upscale amenities, such as multicourse meals and extensive wine lists.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026