homecoming

Example Sentences

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He may have seemed ready for a homecoming in 1981, but MTT’s appointment as principal guest conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic did not prove to be the return of the prodigal son.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Today's homecoming does not put boots on the Moon.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

BTS’ comeback could be likened to a classical Greek hero’s homecoming.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Its stitched-together scenes—frat pledge party, dining hall food fight, toga party, horse in Dean Wormer’s office, homecoming parade—were individually hilarious and held together only by the individual characters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

She was a former homecoming queen from Kansas— Miss Agriculture, Kansas State.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston