hometown

Example Sentences

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After quitting his semiconductor-engineering job last year, 35-year-old Jacob Keeton left his hometown of Beaverton, Ore., and embarked on a 12,000-mile road trip across America and back.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

His family said he was going to collect a motorcycle from a mechanic's shop in his hometown of Milagro.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

There is a free bus service taking people to historical sites in Gloria's hometown of Washington DC, and she said: "It's really popular where we are, and so I can definitely see it working here."

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The hometown pride runs deepest for Heidi Gardner, Saturday Night Live star and diehard Kansas City fan, who often returns home with undiminished enthusiasm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

When she got to Kano, it struck her once again how different it was from Lagos, from Nsukka, from her hometown Umunnachi, how different the North as a whole was from the South.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie