homebound
1 Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of homebound1
First recorded in 1880–85; home + bound 4
Origin of homebound2
Example Sentences
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A second, even more fevered wave of studio construction took place during the pandemic, when homebound audiences sent streaming viewership soaring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
It got to the point where even sitting became uncomfortable for Victoria, and she was largely homebound until her baby was born.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025
A revival of urban population growth would signal that in spite of the headwinds—the lure of a homebound, digital-first life in the ’burbs—cities still offer a product that Americans want.
From Slate • May 16, 2025
The need to make do is familiar to delivery workers who worked through the pandemic, when restaurants stopped serving customers on-site and homebound New Yorkers relied heavily on delivery.
From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024
Or she went to New Hampshire, to see her mother, who’d been more or less depressed and homebound for the last three years.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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