How to Use home in a Sentence

home

1 of 4 noun
  • They have a second home on the lake.
  • The islands are home to many species of birds.
  • I must have left my notes at home.
  • There's no place like home.
  • Can you find homes for these files in your office?
  • Right now his home is a small apartment.
  • She made a good home for her husband and children.
  • People are concerned about protecting their homes.
  • Are starter homes still a thing?
    — Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Some have even used it to sell their home.
    — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • For a long time, Iran was home.
    — Jason Rezaian, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Please, no one take this Ball home.
    — Stan Son, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • For Dern, these themes hit close to home.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
  • At Home is a chain of home decor stores.
    — Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Dowd said the fire destroyed one home.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • Sims had to call her husband for a ride home.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Priscilla cared for him at her home once again.
    — Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Some still can't get back into their homes.
    — Erin Jones, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • What's left of the home is a heap of debris.
    — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Here’s what else stood out in the home opener.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025
  • And then there are the flue pipes outside your home.
    — John Shumway, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The Phoenix are 8-7 on their home court.
    — ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • You were raised in a home where you were taught good manners.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2023
  • And even those who don't own a home are facing risks from fires.
    — Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • See who'll wow the home crowds in the World Cup.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • The children lost their home and so did I.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 3 June 2026
  • Brock, who went from high school to high school, looking for a home.
    — Matthew Vantryon, Indianapolis Star, 18 June 2019
  • And, there would be more sales if only there were more homes for sale.
    — Ilyce Glink and Samuel Tamkin, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2023
  • Can’t take a good idea and start a business and can’t buy our first home.
    — Time Staff, Time, 29 June 2019
  • The film is a massive hit in its home country.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026

home

2 of 4 adverb
  • I can't wait to come home.
  • It's great to be back home.
  • He used a hammer to drive the nail home.
  • She is on her way home.
  • She called home to say she would be late for dinner.
  • He's sending money home from a job overseas.
  • Fifty-five fish species call it home.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Let’s wrap the show up and go home.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Michael Massey comes through to drive home a pair!
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
  • Two boys walk home from the corner store.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • And then those children went home.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • This role feels like coming home in many ways.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Thank you for helping bring our hostages home.
    — Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • There’s half the teams that go home after that.
    — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Wear a badge and follow the rules − or go home.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Tatis caught it and fired home as Call tagged from third.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
  • After about an hour, the two were ready to go home.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But that’s not the reason this took home the top spot.
    — Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Grief and Dante want Larette to come home.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • All six runs in the third inning came home with two outs.
    — Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
  • The Huskies head home without any hope.
    — Erick Smith, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Want to replicate Ayana’s look back home?
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
  • Joseph came home from working out at the gym one day and got the news.
    — Zuri Primos july 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • Kyle Stowers tripled home a run in the ninth.
    — ABC News, 3 June 2026
  • Dench, meanwhile, goes home with the top crown for most wins, with six.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The schools are shut down, the day cares are empty, and the kids are home.
    — Robert Verbruggen, National Review, 23 Mar. 2020
  • Students will make two rings to take home and gain the skills to make many more.
    — Arkansas Online, 4 Dec. 2022
  • His troops, with no ships to sail home on, had no choice but to fight forward.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • At the same time, by that point in the game, Nam was ready to go home.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Guests walked home with gift bags filled with Glossier products.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023

home

3 of 4 adjective
  • The team opens its home season in just two weeks.
  • She has a happy home life.
  • What is your home address?
  • Please give us your home phone number.
  • The time of day doesn’t matter, but late evening is when most people are home and able to answer the phone.
    — Talib Babb, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Free zones are home to many blockchain startups, with more entering the space every month.
    — Lissele Pratt, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Spoelstra was not home when the fire broke out as the team was returning from a game in Denver.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Its vast prairies, badlands, and river valleys are home to bison, wild horses, and prairie dogs.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Many of these areas are home to actively forming stars that are still encased in the gas and dust that feeds their growth.
    — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Mark Wahlberg and Rhea Durham's kids are home for Thanksgiving!
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
  • School is out, and the kids are home for the summer, so parents and guardians will have to find ways to keep them busy for the next couple of months.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2024
  • Four people lived in the building and one resident was not home when the fire started, Boyd said.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The Hawaiian islands are home to paradise, both above and beneath the ocean's surface.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 July 2023
  • School is out and the kids are home for the summer, and that means parents and guardians will now have to find ways to keep them busy for the next couple of months.
    — Rosemary Montalvo, Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
  • Now the Clippers are home for two games this week and hoping to get Kawhi Leonard back in the lineup.
    — Janis Carr, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Netanyahu and his wife were not home when the incident happened, his spokesperson told Fox News.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
  • In the winter, Queenstown's mountains are home to epic skiing and snowboarding.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Insurance premiums – Health, life, and any non-home policies.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
  • Games that start during this period are considered primetime because most viewers are home and available to watch live.
    — Lindsey Darvin, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • In comparison, foot traffic at the non-home improvement retailers was more mixed.
    — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The islands are home to unique plants and animals, including distinct subspecies of deer mouse and Island fox.
    — Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 25 June 2025
  • The other two states are New York and New Jersey, which were obvious choices—those areas are home for us.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The damage was confined to a single apartment unit whose occupants — two adults and one child — were not home when the explosion occurred, Thompson said.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2024
  • While the catwalk is home to head-turning designer creations, Milan’s historic buildings and galleries are home to some of the most iconic artworks in the world.
    — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Another caveat is that these two Minnesota markets are home to only about 7% of Wisconsin’s voters.
    — Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Macon said people were mostly home when the late-night tornado came through, downing huge trees, dozens of electric poles and power lines, but there had not been reports of injuries or fatalities.
    — Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Another 19 families were not home when the blaze broke out and have not yet been processed for relocation, officials said Monday.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The Buckeye State doesn't always get the best rap as an exciting place to visit, but the state is actually home to plenty of unique and charming small towns worth checking out.
    — Cole Behrens, The Courier-Journal, 12 Feb. 2024
  • California is already home to some of the highest energy costs in the country, and those prices are only expected to rise as the state powers more of its economy with clean electricity.
    — Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The island's streets are home to wandering roosters, who are usually ready for a photo op (from a distance), and who also provide inspiration for local art found throughout the island.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2023

home

4 of 4 verb
  • District 3 has home field in the third round if seeds are equal.
    — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 29 Oct. 2017
  • And now, a team of researchers may have homed in on a crucial cache of clues.
    — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2020
  • This produces a bright radar echo called a broadside flash, which is easy to home in on.
    — Abe Dane, Popular Mechanics, 3 Dec. 2020
  • How far out of Portland will home shoppers go to buy a house?
    — oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2020
  • How can home prices keep rising after posting such large gains?
    — Fortune, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The winning team takes home their pot at the end of the competition.
    — Nick Vadala, Philly.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • In the shade of the trees, the air felt like a wet blanket, and mosquitoes homed in on open flesh.
    — Vanessa Gregory, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2018
  • In the coming weeks, months, and years, researchers will try to home in on what that something is.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Be sure to check the trap often and re-home the animals promptly.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2023
  • How could home prices continue to tick up in the face of soaring mortgage rates?
    — Fortune, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Unison teams up with specific lenders that home buyers must work with.
    — Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 1 June 2018
  • What should home buyers look for in an emerging housing market?
    — David M. Ewalt, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Grant ducked as the gunman, who had spotted and homed in on him, started firing off rounds.
    — Susan Scutti, CNN, 6 Aug. 2019
  • The missile would fly to the target zone then activate its own seeker to home in on a ship.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
  • For a decade, rock bottom mortgage rates helped home buyers steadily bid up the cost of housing.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2022
  • So, working with Bosch, Porsche homed in on the rotor instead.
    — Alexander Stoklosa, Car and Driver, 21 Sep. 2017
  • For a decade, rock-bottom mortgage rates helped home buyers steadily bid up the cost of housing.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2022
  • Olivia Armstrong singles home a run as Hayden plates two runs in the top of the fifth.
    — Bill Lumpkin Iii, al, 18 May 2021
  • The pilot was flying a grid pattern, homing on our signals.
    — Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
  • The dogs homed in on an apparent campsite where a human may have died and decomposed long ago.
    — National Geographic, 23 July 2019
  • Hodgkinson also homed in on the gun being found at the home near Antioch.
    — Jim Newton, Lake County News-Sun, 11 June 2019
  • The show’s full catalogue pre-season 18 is homed on Paramount+.
    — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • As onlookers with binoculars homed in on the site over a mile away from their boat, several more whale spouts emerged.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Instead, the president homed in on the Bidens, and the Bidens only.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 8 Feb. 2020
  • Customers flock to Copper Kettle from all over the state; some are chefs, others home cooks.
    — Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Evans explores the impact that the Food Timeline had on its users, from podcast hosts to home cooks.
    — Hallel Yadin, Longreads, 24 Mar. 2022
  • That man was Jim Keene, who has missed only five Badgers home games in 45 years.
    — Star Tribune, 28 Nov. 2020
  • The best travel this month is active, spontaneous, and close enough to home that logistics don't get in the way of the fun.
    — Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026
  • The poster successfully managed to take the puppies to safety, and will soon be re-homing them.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • He's homed in the circular deals between companies.
    — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 23 Nov. 2025

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