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
If you don’t want to use bleach but do want something other than water, then vinegar, borax and branded products you can find at a hardware store or home center also kill mold.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 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
First, I’d buy my lumber from a lumberyard, not a home center.
From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2020
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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