How to Use leave home in a Sentence

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  • And the Wildcats won't have to leave home for the first round.
    Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 29 May 2023
  • The drink, like so many of us, had to leave home to find itself.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2022
  • She was not forced to leave home and did not face those hardships.
    Seth Mydans, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Don’t leave home without a rose clenched in your teeth.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The film was about a teen kid ready to leave home as his father’s health was ailing.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 23 Sep. 2022
  • But Charles wasn’t able to hold a job or leave home, and was treated for schizophrenia.
    M.h. Miller Thibault Montamat, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Don't leave home without this strapless maxi dress that's equal parts breezy and stylish.
    Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com, 3 July 2022
  • At the last minute, the railroad changed the location, forcing many of the men to leave home a day earlier.
    Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2022
  • There are plenty of reasons a young guy might want to leave home, but there are reasons to stay, too.
    Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Many residents have been ordered not to leave home and most shops are closed.
    Vivian Wang, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Hirsch's says his costar Michelle Williams identifies that as the theme of the movie: the impulse that makes a person leave home to follow their heart.
    Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Collson, an avid cook who liked to kid and laugh, stuck firmly to her decision not to leave home, Jim said.
    Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Then in 2014, Auburn legacy Rashaan Evans caused a stir with his signing day decision to leave home for a starring role in Tuscaloosa.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Not all students need a four-year degree, are ready to leave home for huge campuses and take on huge student loan debts.
    Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Research has shown that subadult males born in areas with dense cougar populations have no choice but to leave home.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The clubs could play those games in Europe, of course, but team bonding is another reason many prefer to leave home in the summer.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
  • Jobs where people don’t have to leave home in search of opportunity.
    Lindsey Rupp, Bloomberg.com, 8 Feb. 2023
  • People are no longer afraid to leave home, or worried that contact with Russian soldiers might lead to a prison or torture cell.
    Hanna Arhirova, ajc, 19 Nov. 2022
  • In an interview, Taisiia explained her decision to leave home to keep her child safe.
    Tara Law, Time, 17 Mar. 2022
  • But contrary to popular opinion, tech workers don’t want to work in their basements and never leave home.
    Tracy Brower, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Physical evidence of abuse Many trans women carry thick, jagged scars across their bodies as proof of what drove them to leave home.
    Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2023
  • His use of the internet is limited to what is necessary for his school work and he is allowed to leave home to play soccer with his local team.
    Carol Marbin Miller and Sarah Blaskey Miami Herald (tns), al, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Children who leave home need help, not punishment, said Bardine, the youth advocate.
    Gina Barton, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Children who leave home need help, not punishment, said Bardine, the youth advocate.
    Gina Barton, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Having your only child leave home is a weird experience.
    Ray Isle, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Yes, Noah Gardner, whose mother called him Bird, will leave home, endure trials and perform feats, just like any classical hero.
    Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2022
  • On March 25, Mayor Victorino ordered that nobody is supposed to leave home.
    Jeff Jackson, Outside Online, 28 July 2022
  • Tsisaruk’s two teenage children also refused to leave home, and her two eldest sons were deployed by the military, Shudruk said.
    oregonlive, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Barbara also claims that they weren't allowed to leave home except to attend school and buy groceries and that they were even forbidden to speak about their other sisters.
    David Chiu, Peoplemag, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Children leave home for full-time training as model citizens and soldiers at age seven.
    Talya Zax, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2023

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