There's no place like home

Cultural

Home is the best of all places. This saying comes from the song “Home, Sweet Home.”

Example Sentences

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"Yes, we wanted to come back to our home town and we prayed daily for peace to return. I feel very happy to be back. There's no place like home."

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2023

There’s no place like home for the holidays — literally, in your own house or apartment.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2022

"There's no place like home, that's very simple," said Nagausaukula.

From Reuters • Jul. 25, 2022

There’s no place like home for the holidays — even more so during the worsening coronavirus pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2020

It was an American who made immortal the simple phrase: "There's no place like home."

From The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2 by Lewis, Alfred Henry

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