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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The Junos are such an important part of the Canadian music industry and being able to host for the second time in my hometown makes this night mean even more to me. —

Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024 Names and faces Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports Beyoncé will perform during halftime of a Christmas Day NFL matchup in her hometown of Houston, Netflix announced. —

Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024 The latter includes 14-year-old Pauly Likens, a trans girl who was killed and dismembered in her Pennsylvania hometown in June, and whom HRC says is the youngest person whose death the organization has recorded. —

James Factora, Them, 20 Nov. 2024 She is used to air raids in her hometown of Krivyh Rih, but Wednesday felt different. —

Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hometown