How to Use homeland in a Sentence

homeland

noun
  • He returned to his homeland for the first time in many years.
  • The rebels are fighting for an independent homeland.
  • He was shunned by his homeland and called a traitor.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • That’ll keep the homeland safe.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • So much gets abandoned when a homeland is left.
    — Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
  • We are called to defend our homeland.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
  • So much of the scene was from his homeland, giving the show a unique feel.
    — Jason Jones, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Even over here in my homeland of England.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The brand is one part of our hearts, and our homeland is another.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Once Moana does that, her homeland will become one among many.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
  • My homeland had gone astray, but its beauty was not only its own.
    — Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
  • There are always a lot of threats facing the homeland.
    — CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
  • And a homeland is not a real estate project.
    — Maliha Rahman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Both were outsiders who left their homeland to conquer the world.
    — NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Yusra can’t look away from her homeland, nor can the series.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The acreage acquired through these deals restores the tribe’s homeland.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2023
  • So, too, did the captaincy of his homeland.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • His mother is in his homeland where he is not allowed to return.
    — John Bleasdale, Variety, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The new role will bring Debruge back to his homeland of Texas.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
  • His eyes were beautiful and distant, as blue as the sky in my homeland.
    — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • None of them wants to see Russia annex parts of their beloved homeland.
    — Brieanna J. Frank, The Arizona Republic, 20 Feb. 2022
  • This is a book about Alaska as a homeland, with its many quandaries.
    — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Oct. 2021
  • This week, Iran was not an imminent threat to the homeland.
    — NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
  • That’s why so many Haitians are trying to escape their homeland.
    — Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The children were buried in Ecuador, the homeland of their mother.
    — CBS News, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Culling talent from areas around his homeland figures to be part of his role in his new post.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022
  • One journey back to the homeland doesn’t heal the pain of displacement.
    — Jacqueline Delgadillo, refinery29.com, 15 Sep. 2022
  • And some expressed concern about what the future may hold for their homeland.
    — CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • After Azheh’s death, the boy tries to fulfill her will to be buried in his homeland.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 13 Dec. 2022
  • What does that mean on the homeland security front?
    — CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025

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