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homebody

[hohm-bod-ee] / ˈhoʊmˌbɒd i /


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“It’s been very hard to decide to let it go. I’m a real sort-of homebody and creature of habit,” she shared.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

I’m such a homebody, so I typically work out at home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026

Anderson described him as a "homebody" who "liked to gig around the home counties".

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025

Among them was Miah Banks, a 26-year-old hairstylist and mother of one from Azusa who eschewed her usual homebody nature to ring in the infant moments of 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2024

You could glance at Gus and never know he’d been sick, but I carried my disease with me on the outside, which is part of why I’d become a homebody in the first place.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

When you find one that is gracious enough to host you, it can feel like discovering a rare gem in a mine of homebodies and those siloed to their own friend groups or families.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

A nation of former homebodies has become one of zealous and moneyed international travelers, infiltrating every cobblestoned corner of Europe and rapidly filling lesser-known destinations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

A year after racking up more miles than any team in the NFL, the Chargers are homebodies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

If even a machine would rather lose itself in serialized fantasy than deal with other humans, doesn’t that mean the world’s homebodies and binge-watchers are on to something?

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2025

Maybe Melbourne's personality as a city of suburban homebodies and backyard tinkerers produced a culture conducive to BBSes.

From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus


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