home center
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of home center
An Americanism dating back to 1965–70
Example Sentences
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The family befriended Benny Medina, now a well-known talent manager, who was living at St. Elmo Village, a Los Angeles community home center, and invited him to live with them in Beverly Hills.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2022
The average rebar you might buy at a building supply house or home center is normally rated at 40,000 PSI.
From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2021
I converted one at my home center just practicing, but it obviously didn’t have near the excitement of this one.
From Slate • Apr. 14, 2021
Lumber Co., a retail home center and building materials supplier with locations in Illinois and Missouri.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2019
Another phase of the believer's position is revealed in the fact that he is said to be a citizen of heaven; his home center or citizenship having been moved there from the earth.
From Satan by Chafer, Lewis Sperry
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