Houma
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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It was only known that Dyer worked at Chuck E Cheese in Houma and after inquiries at the restaurant, police went to his home and found his body in the porch.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Based in Houma, in the heart of the Louisiana bayou, they began enjoying increased prices for their catch last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
“Unfortunately, a local couple from Houma won’t stop flying drones into our windows every morning and following us with a tracker,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2024
The storm had walloped the nearby city of Houma, destroying dozens of hotels and apartment complexes, which meant the closest rental they could find was all the way in Mississippi.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2023
I dogged it on through La Fayette and Morgan City and came in the early dawn to Houma, which is pronounced Homer and is in my memory one of the pleasantest places in the world.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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