hometown
noun
home·town
ˈhōm-ˈtau̇n 
often attributive
: 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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The only real job King ever had, from the age of 25 until his death, was preacher and co-pastor (along with his father) at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in his hometown of Atlanta.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Word quickly spread and Rosales made her home part of a roster of at least three dozen migrant shelters in her hometown on the U.S.-Mexico border, temporarily housing people who use the CBP One app.
—Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
His body had been abandoned in a public restroom near a popular downtown gathering spot in his hometown, moved there from another location.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
The show, which first took off in Myers' hometown of Toronto, starred Candy alongside other celebrities like Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short and Joe Flaherty.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Word quickly spread and Rosales made her home part of a roster of at least three dozen migrant shelters in her hometown on the U.S.-Mexico border, temporarily housing people who use the CBP One app.
—Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
His body had been abandoned in a public restroom near a popular downtown gathering spot in his hometown, moved there from another location.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
The show, which first took off in Myers' hometown of Toronto, starred Candy alongside other celebrities like Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short and Joe Flaherty.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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hometown
noun
home·town
-ˈtau̇n
: the city or town where one was born or grew up
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