hometown
noun
the town or city in which a person lives or was born, or from which a person comes.
hometowns
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pluralof hometown.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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On our recent visits to Ohio and Hokkaido, we were paying homage to childhood hometowns probably for the last time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Since that $26 million refusal, Bare and Huddleston, two self-described “country hicks,” have become polarizing heroes of the rural campaign against the AI technology rewiring geopolitics, the economy—and now hometowns like theirs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Unable to return to the south, some displaced families are sharing the cost of purchasing satellite images -- at $140 -- to catch a glimpse of their hometowns.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
Some jeepney drivers told the BBC they might go back to their hometowns to look for other jobs.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
“Well...we all use our hometowns as our names,” she said, thinking out loud.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
