home base
noun
1
: the place in which someone or something lives or operates
The company's home base is in New York.
She returned to her home base after a long month of traveling.
2
baseball
: the base that a runner must touch in order to score
The runner was tagged out at home base.
Examples of home base in a Sentence
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And Betsy DeVos, perhaps the most influential Republican in the state whose home base is in west Michigan, resigned as Trump's education secretary for his involvement in the Jan. 6 incident.
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Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
West Sacramento will soon serve as home base for the Oakland A’s.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
The signatories hail from cities around the world, including Chicago; St. Petersburg; London; and Apple's home base of Cupertino, California.
—Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
Was North Wilkesboro Speedway home base for some moonshine runners after all?
Speedway Motorsports Inc. officials have unearthed the possibility.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2024
As business consultants, Tyler Betz and Tim Gao spend more of their days on the road than off, and more nights in hotels than in their home base of Dallas.
—Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2024
Maggie Valley was always our home base because the small mountain town, situated along Jonathan Creek, was quiet and reminded my dad of home.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
The 2023 study also documented the economic impact for the full event season at Summerfest's home base, Maier Festival Park.
—Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
This fashion closet is the home base for an Instagram influencer with nearly 3 million followers on social media — Barbie.
Check back on March 8 for the rest of the story.
—Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
West Sacramento will soon serve as home base for the Oakland A’s.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
The signatories hail from cities around the world, including Chicago; St. Petersburg; London; and Apple's home base of Cupertino, California.
—Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
Was North Wilkesboro Speedway home base for some moonshine runners after all?
Speedway Motorsports Inc. officials have unearthed the possibility.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2024
As business consultants, Tyler Betz and Tim Gao spend more of their days on the road than off, and more nights in hotels than in their home base of Dallas.
—Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2024
Maggie Valley was always our home base because the small mountain town, situated along Jonathan Creek, was quiet and reminded my dad of home.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
The 2023 study also documented the economic impact for the full event season at Summerfest's home base, Maier Festival Park.
—Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
This fashion closet is the home base for an Instagram influencer with nearly 3 million followers on social media — Barbie.
Check back on March 8 for the rest of the story.
—Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Home base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20base. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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