homeland
Example Sentences
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Claim: “They were also rapidly building a vast stockpile of conventional ballistic missiles and would have soon had missiles that could reach the American homeland, Europe, and virtually any other place on earth.”
From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026
Chef Awa Sibi cooks food from her homeland of Côte d’Ivoire, along with other West African specialties, all halal.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
On Thursday evening, Trump said he was going to sign an order instructing the newly confirmed secretary of homeland security, Markwayne Mullin, to pay TSA agents.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
Some had been granted the opportunity to stay after proving to immigration judges that they would probably be persecuted if returned to their homeland.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
“I am immortal in my homeland, Frank Zhang! And thanks to your friend Hazel, my new homeland is Alaska. You cannot kill me here!”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.