How to Use down-home in a Sentence

down-home

adjective

• After all, why should your pupper have to miss out on all the down-home fun?
  — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 6 July 2023
• With Rockstar, she’s put her own down-home glam stamp on the museum of rock & roll.
  — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2023
• Crown Block’s menu is glitzy, with pricey cuts of steak and seafood, though Canteenwalla and his team added a few down-home items to lend some soul.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 13 Mar. 2023
• Its Fargo Bar & Grill has the feel of a down-home dive, but delivers top-notch service and huge platters of pub grub.
  — Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2023
• But then, so were a lot of the other down-home options: chicken Creole, pork chops, country ham.
  — Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 7 Aug. 2023
• But her down-home values don’t come at the expense of excluding gay fans and the drag community.
  — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
• Wild mushrooms and a dash of white wine add some sophistication to this down-home comfort food.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2023
• The eight-day bus trip, which drew throngs of people, helped cement Mr. Clinton’s image as a down-home retail politician.
  — Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2023
• And in most cases, that down-home charm is paired with upscale amenities, such as multi-course meals and extensive wine lists.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2023
• These dishes soon became staples in what would become known as down-home cooking.
  — Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2023
• Each of these restaurants serves world-class food, but with a down-home hospitality that’s truly SYV.
  — Sunset Magazine, 28 Sep. 2023
• Do dinner at Robin’s: a down-home kitchen lifting inspiration from every corner of the globe.
  — Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2023
• However, Sunday’s Los Angeles screening and the brunch event did resemble more of a down-home, church, and southern feel, even in the middle of Hollywood.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 4 Dec. 2023
• During the pandemic, comedian Leanne Morgan doled out down-home advice to keep spirits up.
  — Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
• Cranberry-Apple Hand Pies End any meal or family get-together on a sweet note with this deliciously down-home dessert.
  — Beth Branch, Country Living, 8 Aug. 2023
• During her son’s political career and presidency, Lillian Carter was known for her down-home candor and gave hundreds of speeches on the campaign trail.
  — John Brieske, ajc, 11 Jan. 2011
• The novel’s down-home cadences cloak its elaborate narrative circuitry, and McBride makes farcical use of the fear of newcomers held by white characters, such as the town’s physician, a Klansman.
  — Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
• The friendly, down-home environment makes for a wonderful vacation.
  — Roger Sands, Forbes, 7 May 2023
• His down-home manner, never seeming to take himself too seriously while fully appreciating the moment at hand, offered a striking contrast to the all-business Nick Saban.
  — Kevin Scarbinsky | , al, 17 Apr. 2023
• Her lyrics sounded like down-home poetry, plain-spoken in their wisdom, and her music drew from many different styles — country, bluegrass, old-time folk, older-time church music — without falling squarely into any one genre or market.
  — Stephen Deusner, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
• The diverse lineup showcases household names, respected veterans and fresh-faced upstarts whose range offers something for everyone fond of cowboy boots, down-home twang and relatable storytelling.
  — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2023

Last Updated: 16 Oct 2024