not home

Example Sentences

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The strategy for these funds is to go for base hits, not home runs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

"I'm finally well enough to move to a hotel. It's not home yet, but it's a huge step!" she wrote, but also added that she could not yet walk.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Per a statement from her office, she was not home at the time and a police search turned up nothing.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

That state representative was not home, Thompson said, noting that she and her family were on vacation.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025

He would tell them Master was not home; he would even tell them Master had died.

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