HOME in a Sentence

Learn HOME from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
414 example sentences for HOME, such as:
1. A lion at home, a mouse abroad.
2. Go for wool and come home shorn.
3. My home is where thou art and where he is.
4. Well, I'm not going home on foot, at any rate.
5. But, after you have gone home, don't go back here.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of HOME
home
 ad.  at or to or in the direction of one's home or family
 n.  an environment offering affection and security
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Thus I returned home, and entering the house, presented myself to the family.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17
2  The reluctance to go home was not confined to wayward men.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
3  When I came home to West Egg that night I was afraid for a moment that my house was on fire.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
4  "If it wasn't for the mist we could see your home across the bay," said Gatsby.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
5  Of course we was broke up when he run off from home but I see now there was a reason for it.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
6  My home is where thou art and where he is.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In IV. THE INTERVIEW
7  I must tarry at home, and keep watch over my little Pearl.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In VIII. THE ELF-CHILD AND THE MINISTER
8  He, going home to a better world, I, likewise, was on my way homeward, when this light shone out.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XII. THE MINISTER'S VIGIL
9  There was wild and ghastly scenery all around her, and a home and comfort nowhere.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XIII. ANOTHER VIEW OF HESTER
10  Here was another ruin, the responsibility of which came partly home to her.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XIV. HESTER AND THE PHYSICIAN
11  You will find a happy, cheerful home and friends who love you dearly.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
12  Yet, as I drew nearer home, grief and fear again overcame me.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
13  They were lucky enough to find Lady Middleton at home, and Sir John came in before their visit ended.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 33
14  Next day the clothes I had ordered all came home, and he put them on.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XL
15  But, after you have gone home, don't go back here.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XLV
Example Sentence: (204 in 14 pages)
1  The cheque was posted to your home address yesterday.
2  Eventually your child will leave home to lead her own life as a fully independent adult.
3  An unhappy home environment can affect a child's behaviour.
4  A bad home environment can affect a child's healthy growth.
5  I seldom go home after five o'clook in the afternoon.
6  Agency France Presse enjoys great popularity both at home and abroad.
7  I don't relish the thought of you walking home alone.
8  She walked home by herself, although she knew that it was dangerous.
9  He hopes to live in although his home is not far from the college.
10  Go for wool and come home shorn.
11  Well, I'm not going home on foot, at any rate.
12  I managed to argue him into going back home to talk to his parents.
13  Go where he will, the wise man is at home His harth the earth, his hall the azure dome.
14  Dry bread at home is better than roast meat abroad.
15  A lion at home, a mouse abroad.