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the city or town where you were born or grew up
She returned to her hometown to stay after college.
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Recent Examples of hometown
The backdrop of your favorite scene is also likely a regular person’s hometown.
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Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
In 2011, Daniel Nolasco left his small hometown.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Word of the talented musicians’ detention spread through their hometown of McAllen, and the mariachi musicians’ community in the area and around the nation, as some state leaders decry DHS tactics that again landed children in federal custody.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Trent better give a hometown discount because the 49ers gave him three contracts already.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
In 2011, Daniel Nolasco left his small hometown.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Word of the talented musicians’ detention spread through their hometown of McAllen, and the mariachi musicians’ community in the area and around the nation, as some state leaders decry DHS tactics that again landed children in federal custody.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Trent better give a hometown discount because the 49ers gave him three contracts already.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hometown
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hometown
Noun
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The workers in Mississippi often voice the same complaints that many South Africans have about their country, such as its sluggish economy and widespread crime.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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His vow to keep up attacks on other Arab countries in the region and plans to choke off the world's oil supply were headlines.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Moïse, who said she was born and raised in Haiti and had lived at the family home since 2015, described having as many as 30 to 50 guards around the home at all times.—
Tania Francois,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2026
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On March 4, North Miami Beach police officers rushed to a 911 call of a teen lying on the ground at a home.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Hometown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hometown. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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