How to Use a place to call home in a Sentence

a place to call home

noun phrase
  • The need for a place to call home.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2026
  • However, these same leaves can give mosquitoes a place to call home.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 23 June 2026
  • Asics is giving its elite athletes a place to call home when training for new challenges.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
  • With rents soaring while wages remain stagnant, an increasing number of people are left without a place to call home.
    — Najahe Sherman, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • At the core of this collection, though, is the heartfelt search for a place to call home, both literally and metaphorically.
    — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 21 June 2026
  • But Kahaulelio, who is also pursuing a degree in social work, no longer worries about whether her family will have a place to call home.
    — Hanna Zakharenko, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Dozens of foster youth have a place to call home after being adopted into new families in San Joaquin County, just in time for Thanksgiving.
    — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The coalition is designed to listen to what Detroit residents want and need in a place to call home, then deliver programs to support their decision to stay while inviting former residents to return, Doe said.
    — Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The city balances leisure, education, and sustainability, offering residents a place to call home where everyday life is grounded in natural beauty and community spirit.
    — Carrie Honaker, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Habitat for Humanity, which partners with the San Diego community to help those in need build, repair, or preserve affordable houses to give them hope, independence, and pride in a place to call home.
    — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Today, as Louisville Film Commissioner, part of her role is to encourage others in the industry to take a look at all the Commonwealth has to offer, both as a location for projects and a place to call home.
    — Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans works with community partners to find vets in need, including Metro Transit, in their quest to make sure all veterans have a place to call home.
    — Reg Chapman, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025

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