hometown

Example Sentences

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When he was 12, he and his family fled antisemitic pogroms in their hometown and set out to join relatives in America—a risky journey that took nearly two years in total.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

Anguished and alone, Nick is similarly cast away, seemingly cursed to spend the rest of his days forsaken in his hometown, now a foreign land.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

But what is it really worth to the city of Anaheim to have its name on the hometown baseball team?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

While the game was in Texas, New Yorkers took to their hometown streets in droves to watch and celebrate the milestone moment for the team, its fans and the entire city.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

They were about twenty miles from their hometown of Cedar, Washington, rumbling along a winding highway.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis