home base
AmericanEtymology
Origin of home base
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Example Sentences
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He purchased it for $10.5 million in 2021 to use as a California home base after he and his wife, Shannon Tweed Simmons, moved to Las Vegas.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
It was the home base for the first Black Panther Party chapter outside of Oakland.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
Tax advisers say you’re generally considered a resident if California is your “domicile”—a true home base to which you plan to return.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
The global footprint supports rather than replaces the home base.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
Meanwhile, back in Grosse Pointe, Fred and Phyllis Mooney were also leaving home base, heading to Chicago.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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