hometown

noun

home·town ˈhōm-ˈtau̇n

often attributive

Synonyms of hometown next

: the city or town where one was born or grew up

also : the place of one's principal residence

Examples of hometown in a Sentence

She returned to her hometown to stay after college.

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Thousands of Dodgers fans poured into the stadium Friday for the hometown celebration of the franchise’s eighth World Series title, which includes the team’s early decades in Brooklyn. —

Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024 The goal was to immerse students in McMurtry's hometown and encourage them to find a story to tell in the town of about 1,500 people. —

Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024 Netflix released a concert film this week of Rodrigo's stop in her hometown of Los Angeles at the Intuit Dome. —

Jessica Wang, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024 Per his post, Vassos takes these four men on hometown dates this season: Jordan Heller, a 61-year-old senior sales executive from Chicago. —

Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hometown